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KVKRY     N/TAN 


HIS  OWN  TRAINER, 


OR    HOW     TO 


DEVELOP,   CONDITION 


AND     TRAIN    A 


TROTTER    OR    PACER; 

Beginning  at  the  Weanling  Four  IMonths  Old, 

And  Bringing  him  Step  by  Step  Through  Every  Possible  Circum- 
stance TO  the  Mature  Grand  Circuit  Performer,  or  into 
THE  Hands  of  a  Purchaser  who  is  Willing  to 
Handsomely  Pay  for  the  Speed 
That  is  in  Him,  by 

A.    J.    Keek,    S^^racuse,    N.    Y., 

AND     A     CHAPTER     FROM 

czEi-i^i^XjEB   j^a:  ^^  jEi  ^^r  X  :lt, 

OF    PALO    ALTO,    CALIFORNIA, 
AND     THE     2:30     LIST    UP    TO    1880. 


SYRACUSE,   N.    Y. 
MosER,  Truax  &  De  Golia,  Stationers,  Printers  and  Book  Binders. 

1889. 


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COPYRIGHT    BY 

A.  J.  Feek  and  H.  L.  Leonard,  M.  D.. 

SYRACUSE,  N.   Y. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Page. 
Why  I  Decided  to  Write  This  Book.  -  -  -  -  -       3 

CHAPTER    II. 

The  Weanling  Colt — Halter  Breaking — Should  Be  Well  Bred— Commenc- 
ing to  Develop  Speed — Leading  with  Halter — Working  with  a  Saddle 
Horse.  &c..         --------      7 

CHAPTER  III 

Hitch  Colt  First  Time  Double — When  to  Hitch  Single— Kicking  Strap — 
His  Work  Single — Put  on  Light  Shoes  or  Tips — How  to  Put  on  Tips — 
Tips  Necessary  Beliind  to  Attach  Toe  Boots,  -  -  -     13 

CHAPTER   IV. 

How  to  Hitch  Colts  to  Road  Cart — How  to  Drive  Colt  the  First  Few 
Times — When  to  Let  Up  on  Your  Colt— Protect  with  Boots — Winter 
Treatment  of  the  Yearling  Colt,       -  -  -  -  -     16 

CHAPTER  V. 

W^hen  to  Commence  to  Work  and  How  at  Two  Years  Old — A  Light 
Road  Cart  Necessary — Bits,  Leather  the  Best — Care  of  Colt  After 
Work — Leading  Colt  Behind  Cart — Shoeing  and  Toe  Weights — 
Track  W^ork  Management — Care  of  Colt  When  Giving  a  Repeat — 
Neck  Sweat — Body  Sweat — Too  Much  Work  a  Detriment — Cases 
Cited,  Bonner,  Great  Eastern,  Black  Frank  and  Norwood — Condi- 
tioning Great  Eastern  and  Bonner  Required  Opposite  Treatment — 
First  Race  with  Your  Colt — Treatment  After  the  Race — Sale  of 
Lysander  Boy  to  William  H.  Vanderbilt,     -  -  -  -     19 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Working  Colt  or  Horse  on  Snow  Sometimes  Great  Improvement  Over 
Track  Work — Their  Care  and  Management  in  Winter — Case  Cited, 
Wm.  Kearney,  0:20 J— If  a  Colt  Is  Good-Gaited  and  WVll-Bred— If 
He  Don't  Trot,  Do  Not  Get  Discouraged,  But  Persevere— Case  C'ited, 
Flora  F.,  2 •.24^— Treatment  of  Colt  After  a  Winter's  Work— His 
Work  at  Three  Years'  Old — Changes  Necessary — Look  to  His 
Teeth — If  Lips  Peel,  Cover  Bit  with  Pork  Rind — Changing  Feed 
Sometimes     Beneficial— Booting    Very     Necessary — A.    B    Smith's 


(^Rochester,  N.  Y.)  Horse-Goods  Depot — Management  of  Mares  Dur- 
«  Breeding  Period,  Also  Stallions— Use  Stallion  Support— Management 
and  Driving  Colt  His  First  Race — Grooms — Loading  and  Shipping  in 
Cars — A  Driver  Should  Attend  to  His  Horse  at  All  Times— Manage- 
ment of  a  Horse  in  Training — Jane  R.  King  Almont,        -  -     42 

CHAPTER  Vn. 

Kitefoot,   Mambrino,    Dudley — The    Lysander's,  Shipment    of   Horses  to 
Germany  and  Austria — Tracks  and  Races  on  the  Continent.         -        86 

CHAPTER  VHI- SHOEING. 

Examples :     King    Almont,    Lilly    Langtry.    Lady    Whitefoot    and    El 
monarch.  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  115 

CHAPTER  IX. 

How  to  Prepare   Manage  and  Drive  a  Horse  in  a  Race,  -  -     lii5 

CHAPTER  X. 
Visit  to  California,     --------     149 

CHAPTER  XI. 
Charles  Marvin's  Chapter — Training  Trotting  Colts,        -  -  -     156 

CHAPTER  XII. 
Appendix — Rattles  and  Loaded  Rolls,      -  -  -  -  -  -    167 

CHAPTER  XIII. 
List  of  2:30  Horses  in  Harness  Up  to  1889,  -  -  -  -     168 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
List  of  2-30  Pacers  to  the  Close  of  1888,  -  -  -  -    259 


Introductory. 


I  have  noticed  for  a  long  time  this  question  appearing  in 
different  papers  devoted  to  equine  matters  :  "  Where  can  I 
buy  a  book  which  teaches  how  to  condition,  develop,  train 
and  drive  a  trotter  or  pacer  ?''  The  answer  usually  is,  "There 
is  none  that  teaches  the  art."  As  the  inquirer  is  usually  some 
one  that  is  making  a  small  beginning  or  venture  in  the  breed- 
ing line,  and  cannot  afford  to  place  their  stock  in  the  hands  of 
a  first-class  trainer  for  development,  it  has  occurred  to  me 
that  it  would  be  a  kindness  to  many  thousand  small  breeders 
to  tell  them  in  plain  horse  talk  all  that  is  known,  and  all  that 
I  have  learned  in  my  thirty  years'  experience  in  the  stable 
and  on  the  track,  filled  in  with  illustrations  of  certain  points 
which  I  wish  to  impress  by  personal  experiences  with  certain 
horses  which  I  have  handled  and  driven  in  races  through  the 
Grand  Circuit  and  elsewhere. 

It  has  been  twenty-one  years  since  any  work  of  this  kind 
has  been  attempted,  and  in  that  time  the  changes  have  been 
such  that  the  methods  then  in  use  have  become  obsolete  and 
have  been  retired  to  "  inoccuous  desuetude."  There  has  been 
such  an  advance  and  improvement  over  the  days  of  Hiram 
Woodruff,  that  if  he  were  now  on  earth  he  would  hardly  rec- 
ognize his  loved  art,  the  improvement  has  been  so  great.  I 
do  not  expect  this  work  will  be  above  criticism  as  a  literary 
production,  as  that  is  not  in  my  line,  but  I  do  mean  its  Jiorse 
talk  to  be  comprehensive,  instructive,  and  adapted  to  those 
readers  whom  I  expect  will  profit  by  its  perusal. 

Any  man  that  has  horses  in  training  can  by  studying  this 
work  see  that  they  are  properly  handled,  and  if  necessary  can 
oversee  and  direct  their  preparation.  This  work  will  also  con- 
tain the  2:30  list  complete  up  to  Jan.  1st,  1889,  as  I  believe 
this  work  will  go  into  the  hands  of  many  farmers  who  would 
never  see  it  in  any  other  book. 

A.  J.  PEEK, 
Jan.  1st,  1889.  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


Every  Man  His  Own  Trainer. 


CHAPTER    I. 


The  reasons  why  I  decided  to  write  this  book,  in  addi- 
tion to  what  I  have  said  in  the  introductory  why  I  publish 
this  work,  I  will  say  that  I  could  spend  nearly  all  my  time 
answering  questions  in  regard  to  this  subject.  A  very  inti- 
mate friend  will  call  at  my  house,  and,  after  a  heartfelt  greet- 
ing and  hand  grasp,  will  say  Jack,  (remember  this  gentleman 
is  an  intimate  friend),  he  has  passed  the  formality  of  Mr. 
Peek;  Jack,  what  shall  I  do  to  get  my  trotter  going?  And, 
as  I  love  to  spend  my  time  with  my  friends,  I  give  him  hours, 
in  inquiring  into  the  characteristics  and  peculiarities  of  his 
horse,  and  endeavoring  to  give  him  advice  which  will  bring  his 
probably  recent  purchase  to  the  front,  and  thereby  benefit 
him  financially,  but  does  not  buy  oats  for  my  horses. 

After  my  friend  has  bowed  himself  out,  I  start  for  my 
stable,  and,  as  I  pass  around  the  first  street  corner  I  meet  a 
gentleman  who  cordially  grasps  my  hand  and  says,  "How  do 
you  do,  Mr.  Peek?  I  have  been  waiting  to  see  you  for  several 
days."  It  may  be  Judge  R.  or  Bank  President  D.,  who  I  am 
bound  to  treat  with  courtesy.  He  goes  on  to  say  the  man 
he  has  employed  in  his  stables  says  his  horses  want  such  and 
such  work,  and  asks  me  what  I  think  of  it.  I  of  course  am 
obliging,  and  another  half  hour  is  gone  without  profit. 

Well  I  manage  to  get  to  the  street  on  which  my  stable  is 
situated,  and  I  meet  an  amateur  trainer  driving  out  of  the 
park,  who  has  been  working  a  horse,  and  he  appears  lame.  I 
am  stopped  by  my  would-be  brother  trainer  and  asked  to 
look  his  horse  over  to  locate  the  trouble.  I  do  so  because 
this  man  may  turn  out  well  and  I  may  meet  him  on  the  bat- 
tle-field of  the  ring,  where  a  friend  is  sometimes  needed  to 
help  the  slowest  horse  around  the  upper  turn,  in  order  that 
my  colors  may  come  first  to  the  wire. 

When  I  get  to  the  stable  I  find  a  farmer  or  his  son    wait- 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN   TRAINER.  5 

ing  for  me,  who  came  in  early  to  inquire  when  they  better  be- 
gin working  that  trotting  colt. 

I  find  a  horse  hitched  under  the  shed,  who  has  been 
brought  to  me  for  advice  about  shoeing,  as  it  is  well  known 
that  I  superintend  the  shoeing  of  my  own  horses  in  every  par- 
ticular; if  I  can  find  a  smith  that  will  do  as  I  direct,  if  not,  I 
hire  one  myself. 

Well,  when  I  have  obliged  every  on-e,  I  am  permitted  to 
work  my  own  horses  for  a  short  time,  and  after  the  necessary 
lessons  and  business  of  the  day  are  over  I  may  receive  a  tele- 
gram from  some  prominent  Western  or  Eastern  horseman 
who  is  on  his  way  through  or  changing  cars  at  Syracuse,  and 
desires  me  to  meet  him  at  an  evening  train.  I  of  course 
wish  to  please  him,  because  I  may  be  in  his  town  next  week 
buying  a  horse,  or  may  be  attending  a  meeting  of  which  he 
is  Secretary  or  President.  Sometimes  it  is  only  a  social  re- 
union he  desires;  more  often  he  has  some  horse  he  wants  to 
consult  me  about  who  has  peculiarities  that  he  thinks  I  may 
overcome,  and  thereby  increase  the  value  of  his  stock.  I 
say  Mr.  F.  or  Mr.  E.,  "  You  have  competent  trainers,  and 
those  who  have  a  National  reputation  in  your  town,  why 
don't  you  employ  them  ?"  "  Well,  Mr.  Peek,  I  will  tell  you, 
Mr.  S.  or  Mr.  B.  cannot  be  beat  on  the  track,  to  get  in  the 
sulky  and  drive  a  race,  but  they  lack  skill  and  judgment  in 
putting  in  condition  and  preliminary  working  of  colts  and 
aged  horses  to  get  them  going.  You  have  the  reputation  of 
taking  the  raw  material  and  bringing  it  to  the  front,  and  I 
am  going  to  send  you  my  colt  anyway."  I  say  "All  right;  I 
have  got  plenty  of  feed  and  a  blackmith  shop,  and  I  will  try 
and  bear  out  my  reputation."  After  a  lunch  at  the  Leland, 
we  part  at  the  cry  "  All  aboard  ''  from  the  conductor. 

This  work  is  intended  to  answer  all  necessary  questions 
and  to  instruct  amateurs  in  the  business,  so  they  may  have  at 
least  moderate  success  and  profit.  There  is  the  same  assured 
success  in  this  as  in  any  business  to  those  who  are  willing  to 
work  and  wait.     A  few  will  draw  a  capital  prize  ;    no  one  can 


6  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

tell  who  will  be  the  lucky  one  ;  a  trial  is  the  only  test.  King 
of  the  Sulky  is  a  cognomen  vouchsafed  to  only  a  few.  You  may 
be  a  Marvin,  a  McCarthy,  Turner,  Splan,  Murphy,  Van  Ness, 
Golden,  or  Doble.  A  great  General  like  Grant  had  to  be  de- 
veloped by  circumstances,  so  has  a  great  driver  like  one  of 
the  above.  Be  satisfied  if  you  are  considered  a  competent 
and  trusty  trainer  among  the  great  army  of  drivers. 


CHAPTER  11. 

The  Weanling  Colt— Halter  Breaking— Should  Be  Well  Bred- 
Commencing  TO  Develop  Speed— Leading  with  Halter — Work- 
ing WITH  A  Saddle  Horse,  &c. 

I  propose  to  take  the  colt  at  four  months'  old,  halter 
break  it,  and  bring  it  step  by  step  from  a  weanling  to  the 
mature  campaigner,  willing  and  able  to  earn  his  oats,  besides 
paying  off  the  mortgage  on  the  old  farm. 

In  the  first  place  we  will  suppose  that  the  reader  has  some 
material  to  work  upon  ;  his  colt  has  some  expectation  of 
speed  by  inheritance,  either  through  his  sire  or  dam — if 
through  both,  all  the  better.  I  am  not  in  this  work  going  to 
advocate  any  particular  strain  of  blood  or  family,  but  I  wish 
to  impress  the  fact,  that  the  better  you  breed  the  more  cer- 
tain the  result.  The  best  end  of  the  problem  is  always  the 
mother  ;  she  it  is  that  impresses  the  main  characteristics  upon 
her  sons  and  daughters,  grandsons  and  granddaughters,  and 
when  one  queen  of  the  harem  is  recognized  by  horsemen,  her 
progeny  sell  for  fabulous  sums  ;  for  instance.  Green  Mountain 
Maid,  by  Harry  Clay,  produced  foals  which  sold,  or  offers 
made  which  were  refused,  to  the  amount  of  -^24:4,000  ;  a  yearl- 
ing son  has  recently  been  sold  for  $12,500.  Another  dam. 
Beautiful  Belle,  by  The  Moor,  produces  foals  which  are  worth 
a  King's  ransom  ;  one  three-year-old  son  sold  at  auction  for 
$51  000,  and  a  weanling  for  $12,000,  and  Miss  Russell,  Mid- 
night and  Watervvitch,  by  Pilot,  Jr.,  produces  foals  that  are 
known  by  every  child  in  the  land,  some  of  which  are  beyond 
purchase  price,  namely,  Maud  S.,  2:0S|,  and  Jay  Eye  See, 
2:10. 

These  are  only  a  few  instances  of  the  many  hundred 
producing  dams  ;  so  I  say  look  well  to  the  mare  you  breed 
from.  Stint  the  best  mare  you  have,  or  can  afford  to  buy,  to 
the  best  stallion  within  your  reach.     Do  not   be  afraid   if  the 


8  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

fee  is  fifty  or  one  hundred  dollars,  in  the  end  it  is  cheaper 
than  a  service  fee  for  nothing,  or  from  some  inferior  horse 
whose  service  fee  can  be  obtained  for  ten  or  fifteen  dollars. 

Pedigree  is  closely  looked  into  these  days,  and  the  popu- 
lar and  fashionably  bred  stock  is  what  brings  the  money. 
Why?  Because  it  has  been  demonstrated  that  it  became 
popular  because  that  blood  could  trot  to  the  front  in  fast 
time,  and  that  is  what  wealthy  gentlemen  are  looking  for. 

To  show  how  certain  are  the  results  when  certain  rules 
are  followed,  I  will  mention  an  advertisement  I  saw  for  the 
sale  of  certain  stock.  The  owner  agreed  that  if  any  purchase 
did  not  enter  the  2:30  list,  after  a  certain  amount  of  training, 
the  purchase  money  need  not  be  paid.  The  stock  was  all  the 
produce  of  dams  who  had  records  below  2:20,  and  had  already 
proved  themselves  producers.  The  sires  were  trotters  ;  they 
also  had  representatives  in  the  magic  circle,  and  their  sires 
also  had  first  honors. 

We  will  suppose  again  that  you  have  been  wise  and  have 
a  first  class  four  months'  old  foal  at  its  mother's  side  ready  to 
wean.  Put  a  five-ring  leather  halter  upon  him  with  a  leather 
stale  and  let  him  run  about  with  it  on,  the  stale  or  lead  strap 
dangling,  and  he  will  virtually  halter  break  himself.  When 
you  approach  the  colt  take  hold  of  the  halter  strap  carefully, 
if  he  flies  back  ease  away  on  him,  if  he  comes  up  to  you 
treat  him  kindly,  caress  him  and  talk  to  him  ;  do  not  bother 
him  too  long  at  one  time,  but  be  kind  to  him  at  all  times.  It 
would  be  well  to  have  an  apple  or  piece  of  sugar  in  your  hand 
to  give  him,  in  fact,  kindness  will  do  more  for  one  of  the 
horse  kind  than  brute  force  will.  You  will  be  surprised  how 
short  a  time  and  little  trouble  it  takes  to  teach  a  young  colt 
what  you  wish  him  to  do. 

When  he  is  nicely  halter  broken  and  weaned,  then  it 
remains  for  the  owner  to  say  whether  he  will  now  commence 
to  develop  his  speed.  Some  prefer  early  development,  others 
prefer  to  wait  for  more  mature  years,  and  say  early  develop- 
ment means  early  decay,  and  I  will  wait  and  have  a  fast  horse 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER  9 

instead   of  a  fast  colt  and  a  broken  down,   aged   horse;   I   will 
wait  until  he  is  about  two  years  old. 

In  the  first  place,  when  the  colt  is  taken  from  his  mother, 
he  should  be  well  fed.  In  my  opinion  there  is  more  injury 
done  a  weanling  foal  by  not  feeding  than  overfeeding;  he 
should  be  kept  in  a  nice,  warm  box  stall,  and  fed  what  good 
hay  he  can  eat  and  from  four  to  six  quarts  of  oats  per  day. 
He  is  yet  too  young  to  bit,  and  if  you  want  to  develop  speed 
in  the  youngster  make  a  bridle  of  the  halter,  pass  the  halter 
strap  over  the  neck  and  tie  into  lead  ring  on  the  other  side  ; 
take  the  colt  close  up  to  the  head  by  the  left  hand,  laying  the 
right  elbow  over  the  colt's  shoulder  and  taking  hold  of  the 
rein  on  the  off  side  ;  take  a  whip  in  the  right  hand,  holding 
it  over  the  shoulder,  turned  backward  toward  the  hips — in  that 
way  the  colt  is  kept  going  straight  ahead.  Great  care  should 
be  taken  to  not  put  any  more  weight  on  the  colt's  back  than 
the  weight  of  the  arm.  This  work  should  be  done  by  a  light- 
handed,  nimble  footed  boy  or  young  man,  so  as  not  to  make 
the  colt  do  all  the  work.  A  good  way  is  to  lead  the  colt  a 
short  distance  from  the  stable  in  which  he  is  kept,  then  turn 
him  around  carefully,  and  start  him  l)ack  to  the  stable  as  fast 
as  he  will  go  easily.  This  you  might  do  two  or  three  times 
in  succession,  but  be  very  careful  not  to  be  harsh  with  him. 
If  he  is  dull  and  obstinate,  don't  force  hiin  with  the  whip  or 
pulling,  but  put  him  away  until  the  next  day,  as  horses,  like 
people,  do  not  feel  each  day  alike,  and  you  can  do  a  great 
am.ount  of  harm  to  a  colt  by  attempting  to  force  him  in  the 
commencement  of  his  education.  If  the  colt  is  playful, 
capers,  and  runs,  don't  set  him  back  on  his  haunches  or  break 
his  neck,  but  go  up  the  road  again  with  him  and  let  him  know 
by  kindness  what  you  want  of  him,  and  in  a  very  few  days, 
with  such  lessons,  if  he  has  an)'  natural  speed  he  will  show  it; 
but,  of  course,  this  treatment  will  improve  a  lunk  head  if  fol- 
lowed up  any  length  of  time. 
'• 

Of  course   the  well-bred   will  develop  and  improve  much 

faster  than    the  cold-blooded  one.     These     lessons    may    be 


lO  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

practiced   two   or   three   times  a   week,  according  to  the  con- 
dition and  abiHty  of  the  colt. 

When  he  is  seven  or  eight  months  old,  and  has  developed 
enough  speed  to  warrant  the  supposition  that  he  is  worth 
training  as  a  yearling,  slip  a  light  bridle  on  him  with  a  bit 
easy  and  loose  in  his  mouth  (a  leather  bit  is  best ),  and  leave  it 
on  him,  in  the  stall,  one  hour  each  clay.  In  that  way  he  gets 
used  to  the  bit  and  does  not  fight  it.  In  a  few  days  put  on 
an  easy  check,  with  biting  rig,  a  light  surcingle  will  do-  with 
crouper  attached  of  f^'ood  length,  so  as  not  to  draw  too 
tight  under  the  tail,  as  that  would  irritate  him.  I  have  often 
seen  trouble  with  aged  horses  for  this  reason,  and  an  ordinary 
observer  would  not  know  what  was  the  cause  of  their  kicking 
or  attempting  to  kick.  Do  not  leave  it  on  him  at  first  over 
fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  at  a  time  ;  do  not  get  out  of  his 
sight,  keep  within  reach,  so  that  if  he  gets  nervous  or  angry, 
a  few  strokes  of  the  hand  or  a  few  kind  words  may  soothe 
him.  The  first  lesson  should  be  short,  in  fact  all  of  them 
should  be,  but  repeated  often. 

In  due  season  put  on  a  pair  of  lines  of  good  length,  and 
drive  the  colt  with  them  until  they  learn  what  the  bit  is  in  the 
mouth  for.  7>ach  them  to  know  what  the  word  '•  Whoa  '' 
means,  also  to  go  ahead  of  you  freely  and  rein  handily  first 
to  the  right  and  them  to  the  left. 

Select  a  good  saddle  horse  that  is  well  broken  and  easily 
controlled,  is  quick  and  active,  let  your  man  get  on  the  saddle 
horse,  take  the  lines  of  the  colt  and  a  whip  in  your  hand  and 
start  your  colt  off  moderately  ;  first  on  a  walk,  until  he  gets 
used  to  it  and  finds  out  what  you  want  :  then  move  him  off 
on  a  jog  ;  this  may  be  increased  daily  until  }-ou  have  reached 
the  limit  of  his  speed.  Being  sure  not  to  go  far  enough  to  tire 
the  colt,  so  lie  will  begin  to  come  back  to  you  of  his  own  ac- 
cord. Keep  him  fresh  and  anxious  to  go.  In  this  way  you 
can  develop  a  wonderful  amount  of  speed  and  will  do  Nour 
colt  no  harm,  as  he  has  no  load  to  carry  or  weight  to  draw. 
The   horse   galloping  along  behind    him   stimulates    and    en- 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  II 

courages  him,  and  with  your  lines  you  help  to  steady  him, 
keeping  him  on  a  trot,  and  your  whip,  being  in  your  hand  in 
his  sight,  helps  you  to  manage  him,  as  the  natural  instinct  of 
the  horse  is  to  be  afraid  of  the  whip  to  a  certain  extent ;  do 
not  use  it  on  him  more  than  a  light  tap,  as  it  is  a  bad  plan  to 
get  them  excessively  afraid  of  it.  There  are  exceptions,  as  in 
the  case  of  a  high  spirited,  nervous  animal,  where  the  whip  is 
not  needed,  but  in  most  cases  colts  need  something  to  scare 
them  along,  and  need  a  little  urging  to  make  them  show  their 
natural  ability.  Great  care  should  be  taken  to  not  force  the 
colt  beyond  his  natural  speed  and  strength.  Our  natural 
anxiety  for  improvement  is  so  great  that  we  are  apt  to  ask  too 
much  of  a  youngster,  expecting  as  much  speed  in  one  week  as 
we  ought  to  develop  in  a  month. 

You  should  watch  the  colt  carefully  to  see  that  he  is  not 
hitting  himself,  as  eight  out  of  every  ten  when  they  com- 
mence to  trot  will  hit  the  coronet  of  the  hind  foot  against  the 
front  foot,  sufficient  to  make  it  sore,  even  before  they  are 
shod,  and  they  will  be  afraid  to  trot.  You  should  not  do 
much  with  a  colt  in  the  way  of  developing  speed  without 
using  on  him  tips  or  a  light  shoe,  in  either  case  tip  or  shoe 
not  to  weigh  over  three  or  four  ounces.  Put  on  as  described 
in  the  next  chapter.  With  these  on  you  can  attach  a  light 
toe  or  scalping  boot  on  the  hind  foot,  which  might  save  you 
three  or  four  months'  let  up  caused  by  hitting  and  frightening 
the  colt. 

With  colts  that  are  healthy  and  strong,  you  can  give 
them  a  little  short  and  sharp  work  every  day,  and  they  will 
improve  under  it,  while  others  will  only  stand  such  work 
every  other  day,  perhaps  twice  a  week  will  be  sufificient  for 
some,  and  you  would  see  more  improvement  at  the  end  of 
three  months  than  you  would  if  you  gave  them  work  every 
day. 

In  all  cases  of  handling  colts  it  requires  discretion  and 
ability  in  the  trainer  to  get  the  best  results,  as  you  may  have 
the  best   colt   every  foaled  and  spoil  him  by  ignorance  and 


12  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

abuse.  But  if  you  follow  these  instructions  you  will  not 
make  many  mistakes,  and  if  your  colt  has  any  ability  you 
will  certainly  develop  more  or  less  speed  and  do  your  colt  no 
harm,  unless  by  an  unavoidable  accident,  which  is  liable  to 
happen  under  any  circumstances.  I  want  to  impress  this  fact 
on  the  mind  of  the  reader,  that  to  get  the  best  results  the  colt 
or  horse  must  have  perfect  confidence  in  his  trainer,  and  that 
can  only  be  obtained  by  kindness  and  good  treatment  under 
all  circumstances. 

No  man  is  fit  to  handle  colts  or  horses  unless  he  has  per- 
fect control  of  his  temper,  for  you  can  do  much  more  with 
coaxing  than  you  can  with  harsh  treatment,  for  when  an  ani- 
mal becomes  afraid  of  his  trainer  he  loses  confidence  and  will 
not  improve  in  that  man's  hands.  This  applies  to  aged  horses 
as  well  as  colts. 


CHAPTER  III. 

Hitch  THE  Colt  First  Time  Double — When  to  Hitch  Single— Kick- 
ing Strap — His  Work  Single — Put  on  Light  Shoes  or  Tips — 
How  TO  Put  on  Tips— Tips  Necessary  Behind  to  Attach  Toe 
Boots. 

After  you  have  worked  your  colt  for  some  time  with  the 
saddle  horse  and  desire  to  hitch  him  to  a  cart,  it  would  be  well 
to  give  him  his  first  lessons  hitched  double  with  another 
horse,  especially  if  he  is  of  high  mettle  and  spirited — (this 
applies  to  colts  of  any  age).  Hitch  him  first  one  day  on  the 
near  and  the  next  day  on  the  off  side  ;  that  keeps  their  mouth 
straight  and  accustoms  them  to  the  pole  on  either  side  ;  they 
do  not  then  get  the  habit  of  driving  all  on  one  rein.  If  you 
drive  them  only  on  one  side,  when  they  are  hitched  single 
they  are  apt  to  have  the  one-line  habit,  and  it  is  hard  to  break 
them  of  it. 

When  you  have  driven  him  enough  double  and  he  be- 
comes waywised  and  handy  and  you  want  to  commence  driv- 
ing him  single,  it  would  be  well  as  you  come  in  from  driving 
him  double  to  change  the  double  for  a  single  harness  and 
hitch  him  right  up  to  your  break  cart,  as  he  has  probably  by 
this  time  got  the  wire  edge  and  play  out  of  him,  and  he  will 
go  right  off  without  any  trouble. 

In  hitching  single  use  for  the  first  few  times  a  kick  strap, 
as  it  is  usually  called,  for  safety  only  ;  but  I  want  to  say  right 
here,  that  the  kicking  strap  in  many  cases  does  more  harm 
than  good,  causing  an  injury  to  the  horse  by  not  being  prop- 
erly adjusted.  If  it  is  put  on  too  close  to  the  roots  of  the 
tail,  when  the  horse  raises  his  tail  it  may  catch  the  skin  be- 
tween the  strap  and  croupcr  and  cause  him  to  scringe  as  it 
hurts,  and  he  will  attempt  to  kick,  which  he  would  never 
have  thought  of  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  offensive  strap. 
If  it  is  put  too  far  in  front  it  is  no  preventative,  if  he  attempts 


14  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

to  kick.  It  should  be  put  on  about  half  way  between  the 
roots  of  the  tail  and  coupling,  and  fastened  there  so  as  to  keep 
it  in  its  place  ;  then  buckle  it  loosel}'  to  the  shafts  of  your 
break  cart,  so  as  to  cause  no  unpleasant  sensations  when  the 
colt  starts  to  move. 

Give  him  now  a  short  drive,  not  over  two  miles,  in  many 
cases  one  mile  would  be  better.  It  will  be  necessary  for  peo- 
ple to  use  their  own  judgment  in  a  measure,  as  my  experience  is 
that  man}^  a  colt  has  been  spoiled  by  his  being  a  little  fractious, 
and  his  owner  says,  I  will  give  him  enough  to  take  it  out  of 
him.  He  does  take  it  out  of  him,  and  it  never  returns  to  the 
colt,  and  many  times  we  get  the  same  result  with  an  aged 
horse.  In  fact  there  is  only  one  way  it  ever  will  return,  and 
many  times  that  fails — that  is  you  must  give  him  a  long  let 
up  and  run  to  grass. 

It  will  be  better  to  hitch  them  twice,  or  even  three  times 
in  one  day  and  make  the  drives  short,  and  you  will  find  you 
will  have  a  sound  and  a  better  horse  when  you  get  him 
broken. 

If  when  he  is  hitched  he  feels  sharp  and  wants  to  go,  let 
him  move  off  at  a  good  smart  gait,  don't  hold  him  in  and 
irritate  him  or  make  his  mouth  sore  by  pulling  him. 

Don't  keep  him  in  harness  long  enough  to  get  tired  ; 
bring  him  in  while  he  has  something  left  in  him  ;  it  will  take 
a  little  more  time  to  break  a  colt  in  this  way,  but  he  has  re- 
ceived his  education  without  injury  or  a  broken  heart. 

Great  care  should  be  taken  that  they  do  not  get  foot- 
sore by  driving.  If  the  toes  begin  to  break  up,  or  their  feet 
begin  to  get  tender,  put  on  a  light  shoe  or  a  tip.  If  a  heavy 
shoe  is  used  the  colt  is  liable  to  get  leg  wear}- and  hit  himself. 
I  favor  tips  on  colts  properly  put  on,  as  a  protection  around 
the  toe  is  all  that  is  necessary  for  a  colt  or  horse  to  prevent 
injury  with  ordinary  use.  In  putting  on  tips  it  should  pass 
about  two-thirds  around  the  foot  towards  the  heel,  the  toe 
and  side  of  the  foot  should  be  taken  away  as  far  as  the  tip 
extends  the  thickness  of  the  iron,  the  foot  should  be  brought 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  1 5 

to  a  square  gog  at  its  juncture  with  the  tip  so  that  the  foot 
will  be  level  and  the  bearing  equal,  that  the  frog  and  heel  may 
come  to  the  ground.  These  may  be  used  in  front  and  behind 
in  the  same  manner,  and  should  be  made  of  steel  or  iron  not 
over  one-eighth  inch  thick  and  half  an  inch  in  width.  They 
can  be  made  lighter  if  you  like. 

The  tip  is  necessary  for  many  colts  on  its  hind  feet  on 
account  of  his  scalping,  as  it  is  termed,  so  that  you  can  use  a 
toe  boot  to  protect  the  coronet,  which  is  a  very  sensative  part 
of  the  foot.  When  a  colt  hits  there  a  few  tines  he  begins  to 
hitch  and  hobble,  and  you  will  say  I  don't  know  what  ails  my 
colt,  he  is  bad  gaited  ;  when  the  fact  is,  it  is  caused  by  an  in- 
jury from  hitting  himself  and  having  no  protection. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

How  TO  Hitch  Colts  to  Road  Cart— How  to  Drive  Colt  the  First 
Few  Times — When  to  Let  Up  on  Your  Colt — Protect  with 
Boots— Winter  Treatment  of  the  Yearling  Colt. 

Now  your  colt  is  ready  to  hitch  to  a  road  cart  to  see  if 
you  can  develop  any  speed.  The  best  cart  is  probably  manu 
factured  by  Bradley  &  Co.,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  a  cut  of  which 
in  the  back  part  of  this  work,  with  other  specialties,  is  shown. 
They  have  agents  in  most  every  town  in  the  United  States,  if 
no  agent  is  near  you,  any  order  sent  direct  to  the  manufactory 
would  be  honored  at  once.  It  is  light  and  cheap,  and  I  con- 
sider them  the  best  cart  for  the  money  in  the  market.  Hitch 
him  far  enough  away  from  the  cart  so  that  the  hocks  or  tail 
cannot  hit  the  cross  bar  or  dash,  also  have  the  britchen  very 
loose  so  he  will  have  room  to  extend  himself.  If  you  are  in 
a  village  go  up  one  street  and  down  another,  as  the  colt  heads 
towards  the  stable  he  will  naturally  be  anxious  to  move  along, 
then  let  him  go  for  a  brush,  say  for  twenty  or  thirty  rods,  not 
to  exceed  forty.  Then  talk  him  back,  not  pull  him  ;  use  a 
light  rein  so  as  not  to  get  his  mouth  sore  :  after  going  a  few 
rods  slow,  if  he  again  desires  to  brush  let  him  move  along 
about  the  same  distance  as  before,  and  if  he  is  fresh  and  not 
tired,  let  him  go  around  the  block  again  and  repeat  as  before. 
If  you  are  not  in  a  town  go  up  the  road  and  head  him  towards 
home  ;  you  should  not  in  these  first  few  lessons  force  him  to 
go  at  speed  going  away  from  home  unless  he  is  full  of  life  and 
spirits  and  wants  to  go,  thus  it  would  be  much  better  to  let 
him  have  his  head  and  move  along  than  to  pull  him  and  take 
him  back,  as  there  are  no  natural  pullers,  they  are  all  learned 
the  trick  by  bad  driving,  heavy  handed  people,  and  is  one  of 
the  worst  habits  a  horse  ever  acquired.  A  horse  will  learn  it 
easier  than  he  can  be  broken  of  it.  Why  I  speak  of  going 
around  the  block  or  up  the  road  is  because  I   favor  road  work 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  1 7 

instead  of  too  much  track  work,  as  many  get  very  sick  of  a 
track,  there  is  too  much  sameness  about  it,  they  want  a  change 
of  work  and  scenery.  I  would  recommend  in  road  work  to 
go  different  directions  on  alternate  days.  A  yearling  colt 
should  not  be  driven  any  day  to  exceed  two  miles,  and  in 
many  cases  one  mile  would  be  better. 

As  soon  as  you  discover  that  your  colt  is  getting  a  little 
stale,  that  is  dull  and  sour,  let  him  up,  stop  working  him.  If 
he  is  shod  with  full  shoes  remove  them,  so  as  to  rest  his  feet 
as  well  as  otherwise.  Let  up  on  his  grain  about  half  if  he  is  on 
strong  feed,  as  different  horses  require  difierent  feed  to  keep 
them  in  condition,  as  well  as  different  men  require  different 
amounts  of  food  to  keep  them  in  good  health.  If  it  is  warm 
weather  give  them  a  run  to  grass,  say  from  one  to  three 
weeks.  I  w'ould  prefer  a  short  pasture  to  a  flush  of  feed,  as 
he  is  liable  to  take  on  too  much  flesh.  As  soon  as  you  see 
your  colt  brighten  up  and  show  playfulness,  it  indicates  that 
he  is  rested  out.  I  would  prefer,  when  it  is  convenient,  to 
work  him  one  day  and  the  next  let  him  run  out  in  a  paddock 
or  small  pasture. 

Many  times  colts  do  better  to  let  them  run  out  nights  if 
it  is  nice  warm  weather,  in  fact  experiment — try  first  one  way 
and  then  another — some  will  do  better  shut  up  and  some  run- 
ning out.  It  is  well  to  humor  a  colt  and  work  him  according 
to  his  temperament.  Children  do  not  all  need  the  same  treat- 
ment to  have  them  take  kindly  to  their  books,  it  is  the  same 
with  a  colt,  he  may  need  a  change  from  ordinary  handling. 

In  the  fall  when  his  first  season's  work  is  over  in  his 
yearling  form,  his  shoes  should  be  removed.  See  that  his  feet 
are  level  and  proper  length,  run  a  file  around  the  sharp 
edge  so  they  will  not  peel  or  break  up,  and  if  his  heels 
are  high  lower  them,  as  high  heels  are  dangrous.  The 
foot  is  more  apt  to  contract,  and  by  letting  the  heel  down  it 
throws  the  pressure  upon  the  frog  and  keeps  the  heel  spread 
out  and  foot  in  proper  form.  It  will  be  beneficial  many  times 
to  put   some   light   irritant  around   the  coronet,  such  as  am- 


1 8  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

monia  and  sweet  oil,  just  strong  enough  to  start  a  good 
healthy  growth  of  horn,  that  is  if  the  foot  does  not  seem  to 
be  doing  well.  It  may  be  a  little  hard  and  has  stopped  grow- 
ing, but  if  it  is  healthy  and  doing  well,  let  well  enough  alone. 
Reduce  his  grain  one  half  ;  give  him  plenty  of  soft  feed,  fine 
ships,  carrots,  etc.,  once  or  twice  a  day.  If  this  should  make 
the  colt's  bowels  loose  change  to  dry  food,  oats  or  corn,  or 
perhaps  a  few  handfuls  of  wheat  and  plenty  of  good  timothy 
hay,  in  fact  any  of  this  is  good  to  keep  the  colt  growing,  ac- 
cumulating muscle,  and  in  good  heart.  He  should  be  loose 
in  a  box  stall  of  good  size,  say  twelve  to  fifteen  feet  square, 
with  a  paddock  or  small  yard  to  run  out  in  every  pleasant 
day,  as  we  all  know  that  man  or  beast  must  have  good  air  and 
sunlight  to  enjoy  good  health.  In  all  cases  the  box  stall 
must  have  good  ventilation  and  plenty  of  light.  The  colt  is 
now  in  winter  quarters,  and  he  should  be  left  idle  for  at  least 
three  months. 


CHAPTER  V. 

When  to  Commence  to  Work  and  How  at  Two  Years  Old — A  Light 
Road  Cart  Necessary — Bits,  Leather  the  Best— Care  of  Colt 
After  Work— Leg  Wash— Leading  Colt  Behind  Cart— Shoe- 
ing AND  Toe  Weights- Track  Work  Management— Care  of 
Colt  When  Giving  a  Repeat— Neck  Sweat— Body  Sweat — 
Too  Much  Work  a  Detriment — Cases  Cited,  Bonner,  Great 
Eastern,  Black  Frank  and  Norwood— Conditioning  Great 
Eastern  and  Bonner  Required  Opposite  Treatment— First 
Race  with  Your  Colt — Treatment  After  the  Race — Sale  of 
Lysander  Boy  to  William  H.  Vanderbilt. 

In  February  or  March,  when  your  colt  is  two  years  old 
or  thereabouts,  you  better  put  on  his  shoes  and  commence  to 
give  him  moderate  work,  according  to  his  ability.  If  he  has 
grown  big  and  strong,  is  high  in  flesh  and  spirits,  it  will  be 
necessary  to  drive  him  to  keep  control  of  his  flesh.  Give 
him  from  two  to  three  miles'  drive  twice  a  week,  which  may 
be  increased  to  three  times  a  week  after  a  short  time.  Drive 
him  either  double  or  single,  if  double,  remember  to  change 
sides  alternately — first  on  near  side  and  then  on  off  side — as 
heretofore  recommended.  Do  not  give  him  any  fast  work 
yet,  if  you  please  ;  jog  him  for  at  least  three  or  four  weeks  be- 
fore attempting  to  start  him  up,  then  let  his  brushes  be  short, 
as  I  know  that  short,  sharp  work  makes  speed  faster  than 
long  slow  or  fast  work  and  keeps  a  colt  good-gaited.  A  horse 
is  always  better  by  being  short  of  work  than  he  is  if  over- 
worked. As  the  season  advances,  moderately  increase  the 
work  to  every  day,  starting  him  up  a  little  twice  or  three 
times  a  week.  Be  sure  and  have  the  colt  headed  towards 
home  when  you  ask  him  to  go,  and  he  will  move  faster  and 
be  more  cheerful. 

As  you  increase  the  work  increase  the  feed  ;  give  soft 
feed  once  a  day — at  night — and  plenty  of  good  timothy  hay, 
except   on  the  morning  of  the  day  you  expect  to  speed  him? 


20  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

that  morning  it  would  be  advisable  not  to  fill  his  stomach 
with  hay,  wait  until  after  he  has  had  his  work.  As  soon  as 
grass  makes  its  appearance  give  him  a  bite  every  day,  letting 
him  eat  ten  or  fifteen  minutes  towards  night  after  his  work, 
as  many  times  grass  will  make  a  horse  puff  and  blow  if  he  has 
it  before  he  is  speeded.  Still  it  is  acknowledged  that  Dr. 
Grass  is  the  best  veterinary  we  can  many  times  employ.  Now 
your  colt  is  ready  to  work  on  the  track,  if  you  have  one  con- 
venient, if  not,  select  a  good  smooth  piece  of  road  and  prepare 
it  as  well  as  you  can,  free  from  stone,  and  keep  it  soft  if  pos- 
sible. When  you  commence  to  speed  him,  I  prefer  a  descend 
of  ground  so  as  to  take  the  weight  off  the  colt,  as  many  times 
a  colt's  gait  is  spoiled  by  drawing  too  much  weight.  One 
way  to  avoid  that  is  to  select  a  very  light  speeding  cart, 
weight  not  over  eighty  pounds,  as  most  of  the  road  carts  in 
use  are  too  heavy  to  speed  a  colt  to,  or  aged  horse.  Bradley 
&  Co.,  of  Syracuse,  also  manufacture  one  of  the  best  made 
and  finest  speeding  cart  in  the  market. 

The  colt  should  be  moxed  hitched  to  cart  two  or  three 
times  a  week,  at  first  from  forty  to  fifty  rods,  after  two  weeks 
extend  the  distance  to  one-fourth  of  a  mile,  if  you  find  this 
tires  him,  shorten  up  the  distance  again.  After  two  weeks 
more  repeat  him,  that  is,  speed  him  over  that  distance  twice 
in  one  day.  Great  care  should  be  taken  to  keep  the  colt's 
mouth  from  getting  sore.  I  am  favorable  to  using  a  leather 
bit,  as  more  horses  like  it  better  than  any  other  bit  I  ever 
used.  1  never  have  known  a  horse  to  get  a  sore  mouth  from 
a  leather  bit,  but  of  course  some  horses  will  not  drive  well 
with  them.  If  not,  use  a  snafie  or  bar  bit,  as  suits  \-our  horse 
best.  See  that  your  harness  is  well  fitted  and  suits  the  colt  ; 
see  that  your  check  suits  him  ;  many  horses  do  not  like  an 
overdraw,  some  will  not  go  without  them.  If  he  should  not 
go  well  with  an  overdraw,  the  next  time  you  go  out  [)ut  a  com- 
mon side  check  on  him,  with  or  without  check  bit,  try  both 
ways;  be  sure  and  drive  him  with  a  light  hand  ;  if  your  colt 
breaks    don't    be    harsh   with    him,   learn    him    to   catch  well. 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  21 

Speak  to  him  to  go  on  ;  hold  the  reins  lightly,  take  him 
straight  back  to  you  first  and  speak  gently — whoa,  boy — so 
that  the  colt  may  know  what  you  want  of  him.  If  it  is  nec- 
essary to  use  the  whip  on  him  tap  him  lightly,  not  go  under 
his  flank  and  punish  him,  the  noise  of  the  whip  also  frightens 
him  ;  perhaps  it  would  take  months  to  get  him  over  it,  as  I 
know  by  sad  experience  when  I  had  Lysander  Boy — 2:2u| — 
in  the  early  part  of  his  training  I  hit  him  a  smart  blow  with 
the  whip  for  a  bad  break,  and  it  frightened  him  so  much  that 
it  was  more  than  three  months  before  I  was  able  to  gain  his 
confidence  again.  Whenever  I  would  make  a  quick  move 
with  the  reins  he  would  jump  and  break  and  act  frightened, 
in  fact  he  did  not  get  over  it  until  I  removed  the  blinds  and 
drove  him  without  a  whip  so  that  he  could  see  that  I  was  not 
going  to  hurt  him. 

1  would  learn  every  colt  or  horse  to  drive  with  and  with- 
out blinds  or  winkers. 

After  tapping  him  with  the  whip  and  taking  him  back 
straight,  if  he  don't  catch,  pull  him  a  little  to  the  right  or  to 
the  left,  and  speak  gently  to  him  ;  if  he  don't  catch  tap  him 
a  little  again  with  the  whip  or  chirp  to  him  to  keep  him  up  to 
the  bit,  but  not  under  any  circumstances  give  him  a  short 
jerk  or  snath,  as  it  is  called  in  horse  talk,  for  that  will  irritate 
or  frighten  him  and  he  will  not  try  to  catch. 

As  soon  as  he  gets  sc|uared  away  on  a  trot  it  would  be 
well  to  chirp  or  speak  to  him  to  go  on,  and  at  the  same  time 
take  a  little  more  hold  of  his  mouth,  so  as  to  steady  him  until 
he  gets  fairly  on  his  gait  and  then  ease  away,  but  do  not  force 
him  to  a  break  if  you  can  possibly  avoid  it. 

When  he  has  made  a  nice  brush,  take  him  back  before 
he  gets  tired  and  wants  to  come  back  himself ;  that  keeps 
your  colt  in  high  courage  and  cheerful,  and  he  is  ready  to  go 
any  time  you  may  ask  him,  instead  of  driving  and  forcing  him 
until  he  gets  tired  or  breaks  again,  for  that  will  make  him  re- 
luctant and  sour  and  he  will  not  try  to  go.  A  colt  will  soon 
learn  and  appreciate  kindness  as  well  as  a  person. 


22  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

After  this  work  take  your  colt  in,  unharness  him,  sponge 
out  his  mouth,  nose  and  eyes  with  nice  fresh  water  ;  give 
him  a  few  swallows  of  the  same,  cover  him  lightly,  scrape  and 
rub  the  water  out  if  he  is  warmed  up  much.  Give  his  legs  a 
light  rubbing  ;  be  sure  and  keep  him  out  of  any  draft.  It  is 
better  to  be  out  in  the  field  or  street  than  to  be  standing  be- 
tween two  open  doors  or  windows.  Walk  him  about  in  the 
air  gently,  give  him  a  few  mouthfuls  of  grass  if  convenient ; 
also  give  him  a  little  more  water  and  a  little  more  rubbing 
until  he  is  cooled  out.  I  do  not  believe  in  much  rubbing  for 
a  colt  for  it  is  apt  to  get  them  sore,  cross  and  pevish. 

When  he  is  properly  cooled  out,  brush  him  out  nicely, 
and  if  the  legs  are  dirty,  from  either  mud  or  dust,  wash  them 
clean  with  soft  water  with  the  chill  taken  off ;  pick  out  the 
feet  and  wash  them  nicely,  and  if  he  has  had  stiff  work,  use 
some  kind  of  wash.  Witch  hazel  and  arnica,  with  camphor 
gum   added    to   it,    is  my   favorite. 

Extract  witch  hazel,  two  gallons ;  tincture  of 
arnica,  six  ounces  ;  camphor  gum,  three  ounces  ; 
cut  the  gum  with  alcohol  before  adding  to  witch  hazel  and 
arnica. 

This  may  be  rubbed  over  the  shoulders,  loins  and 
muscles.  Then  throw  a  blanket  over  him  so  he  will  steam 
out.  It  will  sweat  the  soreness  out  if  there  is  any.  Bathe 
the  legs  down  to  the  feet  with  the  same,  then  put  on  a  light 
derby  or  flannel  bandage. 

If  the  ankles  are  chapped  or  any  roughness  of  the  skin, 
it  would  be  well  to  run  the  bandage  down  to  the  hoof.  That 
will  sweat  the  ankles  and  keep  the  air  from  them  and  remove 
the  soreness  and  prevent  them  chapping  badly;  leave  them 
on,  say  two  hours.  At  night  it  would  be  well  to  pack  his  feet 
if  it  is  dry,  hot  weather,  two  to  three  times  a  week  with  com- 
mon clay,  wet  up  so  it  is  pliable  ;  All  the  bottom  of  the  foot  ; 
put  it  well  up  around  the  (juarters  so  that  it  will  draw  the 
fever  out  if  there  is  any.  It  will  not  do  any  harm  any- 
way to  leave  it  in  over  night.     In  the  morning  pick  it  out  clean 


Xy 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  23 

and  wash  the  foot  ;  then  give  him  a  walk  while  the  dew  is  on 
the  grass,  as  it  is  a  grand  thing  to  soften  the  foot.  If  this  is 
not  his  speeding  day  let  him  have  a  little  grass,  as  this  is  a 
grand  thing  for  a  horse,  especially  one  that  is  a  little  delicate 
about  feeding,  as  you  will  see  he  will  come  in  and  eat  his 
breakfast  with  a  good  relish. 

I  have  had  many  a  good  horse,  when  in  training,  that 
would  not  eat  his  morning  feed  until  he  had  his  walk,  a  little 
fresh  air,  and  a  bite  of  grass.  After  his  breakfast  brush  him 
out  nicely  and  give  him  his  jog  if  he  needs  any  work  that 
day. 

In  their  two-year-old  form  every  other  day  is  sufficient 
many  times  to  jog  them.  Others  may  require  a  little  work 
every  day  if  they  are  big,  strong  and  healthy  and  full  of  life 
and  spirits. 

Many  colts  do  better  to  lead  them  behind  a  cart,  keeping 
the  harness  off  and  bit  out  of  their  mouth.  If  you  should 
decide  to  try  leading,  take  a  long  halter  stale  and  a  light, 
strong  stick  eight  to  ten  feet  long,  put  a  hole  in  one  end  of  it, 
put  a  short  strap  with  a  buckle  and  billet  on  it  so  you  can 
buckle  it  into  the  ring  of  the  halter.  Then  the  man  leading 
the  colt  can  take  both  strap  and  stick  in  his  hand  ;  the  stick 
keeps  the  colt  from  injury  by  running  up  against  the  cart  or 
wheel.  It  would  be  well  to  have  a  ring  in  the  other  end  of 
the  stick  to  pass  your  halter  stale  through,  so  if  you  ac- 
cidentally drop  the  stick  the  strap  will  hold  it  up  and  prevent 
an  accident.  By  the  use  of  this  stick  you  should  keep  the 
colt  well  back  away  from  the  cart  so  he  can  see  where  he  is 
traveling  and  thus  prevent  any  stumbling  or  blunder. 

With  a  valuable  colt  I  would  recommend  a  knee  pad  in 
leading,  which  is  made  on  purpose  to  protect  the  front  part  of 
the  knee,  for  if  he  should  make  a  misstep  and  hit  his  knee 
cap  it  would  be  a  very  serious  accident,  as  it  is  hard  to  heal 
and  liable  to  scar  more  than  any  other  place  on  a  horse. 

Now,  if  the  colt  has  any  engagements  in  Breeders'  stakes 
or  otherwise,  and  we  decide  to  go  to  the  track   with  him,  the 


24  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER. 

first  thing  to  be  looked  to  is  to  see  that  he  is  properly  shod 
and  balanced  on  his  feet.  I  favor  useing  a  shoe  as  light  as 
possible,  which  balances  and  keeps  your  colt  pure  gaited  and 
on  a  trot.  There  is  hardly  two  horses  that  want  shoeing  just 
alike  ;  some  colts  want  a  good  deal  of  weight  to  get  them 
going. 

Wonderful  improvements  have  been  made  with  the  use 
of  toe  weights,  but  they  are  used  many  times  when  they  are 
a  detriment  to  the  horse.  Experimenting  with  them  is  the 
only  test.  Many  times  a  horse  will  go  better  with  the  weight 
on  the  bottom  of  the  foot — all  of  it  in  the  shoe — and  others 
will  improve  faster  with  a  pound  weight — twelve  ounces  of  it 
in  the  shoe  and  four  ounces  in  a  toe  weight.  Some  require 
more  weight  than  that.  I  have  known  a  four-year-old  who 
carried  a  one  and  one-half  pound  shoe  and  a  one  and  one-half 
pound  toe  weight  on  each  foot,  and  he  could  not  go  a  bit  with- 
out them  for  some  time  ;  that  weight  seemed  to  get  him 
going,  so  that  in  a  short  time  he  went  without  any  toe  weight. 
When  I  campaigned  him  through  the  Grand  Circuit  I  used  a 
nineteen  ounce  shoe  on  him  and  no  toe  weight,  trotting  him 
two  mile  heats.  That  horse  was  Amber  ;  record,  4:52,  two 
miles,  and  2:25,  one  mile.  He  could  trot  in  2:20.  So  you 
can  see  that  wonderful  improvements  have  been  made  b}'  the 
use  of  toe  weights. 

I  want  to  impress  on  you  that  in  my  experience  many 
horses  can,  after  they  are  gaited,  leave  off  their  toe  weights, 
and  they  will  go  faster,  further  and  stay  sound  longer. 

Many  colts  or  horses  when  you  first  go  out  to  work  them 
are  a  little  high  strung,  or  are  double-gaited,  that  is,  are  in- 
clined to  pace.  It  would  be  well  to  use  a  toe  weight  the  first 
heat,  after  that  remove  your  weight  or  lighten  it.  If  you  are 
useing  a  four  ounce,  put  on  a  two  ounce  or  remove  it  alto- 
gether, and  many  times  you  will  find  )'our  colt  going  much 
better,  that  is  faster,  without  the  weight  than  with  it. 

If  you  are  preparing  your  colt  for  a  race,  great  care  should 
be  used  not  to  give  him  too  much  work,    that    is   not   to  give 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER,  25 

him  too  many  trials.  Leave  your  watch  at  home,  jog  him  as 
short  a  distance  as  will  do,  and  be  ready  at  any  time  if  he 
wants  to  brush  out  to  giv^e  him  his  head  and  let  him  step 
along  for  a  short  distance.  As  I  have  said  before,  take  him 
back  just  before  he  is  ready  to  come  back  himself.  Jog  him 
from  one  and  one-half  to  two  miles,  the  reverse  way  of  the 
track.  In  many  cases  one  mile  is  enough.  Then  turn  him 
the  right  way  of  the  track  and  go  away  from  the  wire  at  a 
moderate  rate  of  speed,  and  if  you  are  going  a  half  mile  let 
him  go  the  first  quarter  well  within  himself,  then  let  him  com- 
mence to  move  faster,  and  increase  his  speed  all  the  way  to 
the  wire.  The  last  fifteen  or  twenty  rods  drive  him  along, 
which  will  learn  him  to  finish  well.  If  you  are  going  to  drive 
him  a  mile,  let  him  go  easy  the  first  half,  then  commence  to 
let  him  move  along,  increase  his  speed,  but  do  not  urge  him 
to  his  utmost  limit  until  he  is  well  up  into  the  stretch,  say  on 
the  last  eighth  of  the  mile,  then  force  him  along  from  there 
to  the  wire.  By  using  a  colt  this  way,  you  will  find  when  in  a 
race  or  trial,  though  he  is  tired  when  he  strikes  into  the 
stretch,  he  will  struggle  at  his  utmost,  increasing  his  speed 
every  stride  until  he  passes  the  wire. 

Do  not  take  your  watch  with  you  more  than  once  a  week, 
and  then  hold  it  on  him  the  last  quarter  only.  Do  not  go  to 
the  trock  with  your  colt  more  than  twice  a  week,  and  one  of 
those  two  days  give  him  an  easy  mile  or  half  mile,  as  your  race 
may  be,  with  a  sharp  brush  at  the  finish.  The  other  day  give  him 
a  repeat.  First  give  him  an  easy  half  or  mile,  as  you  may  be 
working  him.  Unhitch,  remove  the  harness,  take  off 
his  boots,  sponge  him  thoroughly — mouth,  nose  and 
eyes.  Scrape  the  water  out  of  him,  rub  him  out  with 
nice  clean  cloths,  made  of  salt  sacks,  which  I  think  is 
the  best  material.  Wipe  the  water  out  of  him  nicely, 
but  not  too  much,  give  his  legs  a  light  rubbing  with  the 
cloths,  throw  a  light  blanket  over  him  if  it  is  warm,  if 
cool,  a  heavy  one.  Give  him  a  few  swallows  of  water,  then 
walk  him  about  for  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes,  then  straighten 


26  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

his  hair  out  again  with  the  rub  cloths,  put  his  boots  and  har- 
ness on,  hitch  him  to  the  sulky,  go  out  and  jog  him  the  re- 
verse of  the  track,  say  half  a  mile,  then  turn  him,  let  him  go 
moderately  well  within  himself  the  first  quarter,  then  com- 
mence to  increase  his  speed  gradually  to  the  half-mile  pole, 
and  then  a  little  faster  the  balance  of  the  mile  ;  but  be  sure 
and  have  a  reserve  of  speed  left  for  the  final  brush  at  the 
wire. 

Watch  him  carefully  all  the  time  to  see  that  he  goes  level; 
if  he  attempts  to  break,  many  times  a  gentle  word,  as  "Whoa, 
boy,"  and  a  little  tightening  of  the  reins  at  the  same  time- 
will  correct  matters,  and  as  soon  as  he  squares  away,  ease  away 
on  the  reins  and  cluck  or  speak  to  him,  it  will  make  him  go 
faster  and  more  cheerful  than  before,  as  it  gives  him  con- 
fidence to  speak  to  him  and  take  him  back  a  little  at  times. 
It  also  gives  him  courage.  My  idea  is  to  give  the  colt  a 
change  from  so  much  sameness,  as  constant  urging  and  forc- 
ing him  along.  When  through  with  this  take  him  to  the 
stable,  remove  boots,  harness,  etc.,  cool  him  out  as  before,  do 
not  take  him  in  a  hot,  close  stall,  you  might  better  do  this  un- 
der a  tree  or  in  the  shade  of  a  building  than  to  do  it  in  the 
stable  where  you  have  open  doors  and  windows,  and  there- 
by get  a  draft  through,  which  would  be  bad  for  your  colt. 
After  you  have  got  him  sponged  and  rubbed  out,  throw  a 
blanket  on  him.  bathe  the  soles  of  his  feet  with  nice,  fresh 
water  if  the  weather  is  hot  and  the  track  is  dry.  Then  walk 
him  out  until  he  has  cooled  out  nicely,  giving  him  a  few  swal- 
lows of  water  occasionally;  bring  him  in  and  brush  him  out, 
not  too  much,  however  ;  give  his  legs  a  light  rubbing,  bathe 
his  shoulders,  back  and  legs  with  the  wash  heretofore  men- 
tioned ;  put  on  your  derby  bandages  dry.  If  your  colt's  legs 
are  inclined  to  puff  or  are  gummy,  use  a  linen  bandage  wet  in 
cold  water  ;  put  the  rolled  bandages  in  a  pail  of  tepid  soft 
water,  wring  them  out  as  well  as  possible  with  }'our  hands  and 
run  them  on  and  leave  them  until  they  get  dry  ;  then  when 
you  take  them  off  you  \\ill  find  his  legs  cool  and  nice,  having 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  2^ 

been  greatly  benefited  by  this  treatment.  Towards  night 
walk  him  out  for  an  airing;  let  him  eat  grass  ten  or  fifteen 
minutes  ;  then  put  him  in  and  give  him  his  supper  and  bid 
him  good  night.  This  meal  should  be  of  soft  feed,  say  fine 
ships,  wet  up  with  cold  water  with  a  handful  of  salt  in  it  ; 
this  will  keep  his  bowels  open  and  cooled  out  and  in  good 
condition  for  his  work  next  time. 

I  do  not  approve  of  hot  mashes  when  a  horse  is  well. 
When  a  horse  is  sick,  it  is  many  times  necessary  to  give  him 
a  hot  mash  to  steam  out  his  head  and  throat  and  warm  him 
up  in  case  of  a  bad  cold  or  other  sickness  ;  but  when  a  horse 
is  well,  let  well  enough  alone.  I  have  had  horses  in  good 
health  which  became  sick,  that  is  to  say,  took  cold  from  the 
steam  and  heating  propensities  of  a  hot  mash  ;  it  opened  the 
pores  and  they  contracted  a  cold  on  their  next  exposure  to  a 
colder  temperature  or  on  giving  them  a  drive.  Throw  away 
hot  mashes,  soaking  tubs  and  blanket  sweats,  for  they  have 
been  proved  an  injury  and  have  been  abandoned  by  all 
first-class  trainers  for  years.  It  is  well  enough  if  a  horse  is 
high  in  flesh  and  his  neck  heavy,  so  as  to  effect  his  breathing, 
to  use  a  short  hood,  say  half  way  down  his  neck  ;  drive  him 
two  or  three  miles  and  his  neck  will  sweat  freely  ;  then  re- 
move it,  scrape  out  the  water  and  dry  his  neck  out.  This 
should  not  be  used  only  for  a  short,  sharp  drive,  as  I  have 
known  a  horse  that  was  given  a  long  drive  with  a  heavy  hood 
on  to  scald  his  mane  and  cause  it  to  drop  out.  Twice  a  week 
is  often  enough  to  use  the  sweat  hood.  When  you  do  use  it, 
select  a  warm,  pleasant  day,  and  not  a  cold  day,  as  you  would 
not  get  much  sweat,  and  it  would  expose  your  horse  and  he 
would  be  liable  to  take  cold  from  it. 

If  you  have  a  horse  with  a  large  amount  of  flesh  on  the 
ribs  which  you  must  remove  quickly  on  account  of  a  neces- 
sary hurried  preparation,  take  two  salt  sacks,  sew  one  end  to- 
gether, wet  it  in  soft  rain  water,  wrap  it  around  the  body  be- 
tween the  hip  and  shoulder ;  over  that  put  a  large,  heavy 
woolen  blanket,  folded  about  the  width  of  the   salt  sack,   pin 


28  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

it  around  the  body  ;  put  another  ordinary  stable  blanket  over 
that  ;  keep  it  on  your  horse,  in  the  stall,  from  one  to  one  and 
a  half  hours.  You  will  find  you  hav^e  removed  more  flesh 
than  you  could  have  done  with  a  ten-mile  drive  on  the  road 
or  track,  and  have  also  saved  the  feet  and  legs  of  your  horse. 
This  may  be  also  used  on  an}^  part  of  the  body  or  neck  with 
good  success. 

As  your  colt  gets  more  muscle  and  strength  his  work 
may  be  gradually  increased,  but  remember  at  all  times  to  drive 
your  colt  within  himself,  as  that  keeps  up  his  courage  and  de- 
sire to  do  better,  whereas,  if  you  drive  him  to  his  full  speed 
every  time  you  work  him,  he  will  soon  become  tired  and  dread 
to  go  to  the  track.  I  have  seen  colts  and  horses  that  would 
act  as  though  they  would  rather  jump  down  a  well  than  go 
inside  the  track  gates  ;  if  at  the  same  time  you  drive  them 
off  on  the  road  they  would  go  and  act  well,  in  fact,  act 
natural,  when,  if  you  should  track  them  that  day  they  would 
act  sour,  break,  and  many  times  be  almost  unmanageable.  I 
would  advise,  if  at  any  time  your  colt  seems  reluctant  to  go 
on  the  track,  to  keep  away  from  there  for  a  few  days,  perhaps 
a  week,  give  him  his  work  on  the  road.  I  have  seen  horses 
go  better  than  they  ever  did  before  when  there  had  been 
three  or  four  days  of  rainy  weather,  so  it  was  impossible  to 
get  them  on  the  track  or  hardly  out  of  the  stable  ;  perhaps 
they  had  a  little  walk  under  the  shed  only  during  the  time. 
In  order  to  prove  this  argument  is  correct,  that  too  much  track 
work  is  sometimes  a  damage,  I  will  cite  an  experience  I  had 
with  the  chestnut  horse  Bonner,  record  2:23,  and  Great  liast- 
ern,  record  2:1 8|-,  in  the  year  1874.  Eugene  Root,  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  had  Black  Frank,  record  2:20,  afterwards  given 
to  him  by  me,  and  Norwood,  record  2:30,  owned  by  S,  B. 
Larned,  of  Syracuse  ;  Amos  Gillett  was  on  his  staff  as  man- 
ager of  these  two  horses.  We  were  both  preparing  for  the 
Grand  Circuit  on  the  same  track,  but  in  different  stables.  My 
horses  were  rather  high  in  flesh  ;  Amos  used  to  remark  that 
they  looked  more  like  market  horses  than  trotters.      We  both 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  29 

intended  to  enter  our  horses  at  Poughkeepsie,  but  were  in 
different  classes.  The  day  the  entries  closed  Amos  instructed 
his  trainer,  Root,  to  go  out  and  give  his  horses  three  heats 
each,  about  to  the  limit  of  their  speed,  useing  his  usual  say- 
ing, "  They  will  never  learn  to  trot  unless  you  trot  them." 
Root  done  as  ordered.  As  I  remember,  Black  Frank  went 
three  heats  from  2:26  to  2:28  ;  Norwood's  three  heats  close  to 
2:30.  I  gave  my  horses  three  heats  each.  I  gave  Bonner  the 
first  heat  in  2:40,  second  heat  in  2:36,  and  third  heat  in  2:33. 
Great  Eastern  was  then  a  new  beginner  and  had  never  yet  ap- 
peared in  the  Grand  Circuit.  I  gave  him  his  first  heat  in 
2:40,  second  heat  in  2:39,  and  third  heat  in  2:36.  We  both  en- 
tered our  horses  that  evening.  When  our  horses  appeared  on 
the  track  at  the  tap  of  the  bell  at  Poughkeepsie,  Mr.  Gillett 
sat  in  the  Grand  Stand,  and  a  gentlem.an  asked  him  "  What 
Feek  had  ?''  Amos  replied,  "That  is  Bonner,  he  is  a  good 
horse,  but  he  is  too  high  in  flesh  ;  he  has  not  had  any  work, 
and  cannot  trot  a  race  out."  I  won  my  race,  in  which  we 
trotted  four  hard  heats,  and  gave  Bonner  a  record  of  2:24. 
Black  Frank  started  in  another  class  the  same  day,  and  was 
in  the  pink  essence  of  condition,  as  Mr.  Gillett  called  it — low 
in  flesh  and  ready  to  trot  for  a  man's  life  ;  but  he  did  not  get 
any  of  the  money.  I,  with  Great  Eastern,  started  in  another 
class  the  next  day  and  won  my  race  in  three  straight  heats, 
giving  Great  Eastern  a  record  of  2:30.  Norwood  started  the 
same  day  in  another  class  in  equally  as  good  condition  as  Black 
Frank,  and  as  I  remember,  got  fourth  money.  Later  in  the 
meeting  I  started  my  horses  in  faster  classes  and  got  second 
money  in  each  of  them.  Mr.  Gillett  started  both  of  his 
again,  but  got  no  money.  Many  like  circumstances  in  my  ex- 
perience proves  the  theory  correct  that  horses  are  better  short 
of  work  than  overworked  when  they  start  out  for  the  money, 
and  that  is  what  we  are  all  looking  for. 

The  next  year,  1875,  I  started  Great  Eastern  at  Roch- 
ester, August  11.  William  Sanders,  one  of  the  old  school- 
practice  horsemen,  came  in  the  stable  and  said  to   my  groom, 


30  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

Tom  King,  "  Is  he  not  too  high  in  flesh  ?  he  looks  more  like  a 
coach  horse  than  a  trotter."  That  was  the  day  of  the  race 
that  will  long  be  remembered  by  the  horsemen  of  America. 
It  was  the  East  against  the  West.  Great  Eastern  carried  the 
banner  of  the  East,  and  Elsie  Good  the  flag  of  the  West. 
The  Western  delegation  said  Great  Eastern  was  a  big  lobster 
and  no  good  ;  he  was  seventeen  hands  and  one  and  one- half 
inches  high,  and  weighed,  in  high  flesh,  thirteen  hundred 
pounds.  He  stepped  it  ofi"  in  one,  two,  three  order,  getting  a 
record  of  2:1  ij,  and  some  of  the  Western  delegation  had  to 
walk  home. 

There  was  in  the  class  Hannah  D.,  2:22^  ;  Elsie  Good, 
2:22|^;  Jack  Draper,  2:27;  Levinski,  2:25J: ;  Nellie  Walton, 
2:2r;i  ;  Mazomania,  2:20^;  Bateman,  2:22;  Phil.  Sheridan, 
2:2(4;  Ella  Madden,  2.25|  ;  Grey  Chief,  2:24f,  and  Great 
Eastern,  who  had  a  record  at  that  time  of  2:28J. 

Elsie  Good  had  won  at  Cleveland  and  Buffalo.  The 
West  had  made  up  their  mind  she  was  invincible  in  her  class, 
consequently  she  was  an  immense  favorite  in  the  pool  box. 
Some  of  the  delegation  came  to  Dan  Mace,  who  had  Nellie 
Walton  in  the  same  race,  and  agreed  to  divide  all  purse  and 
pool  money  with  us  if  we  would  agree  to  not  interfere  with 
FAs'ie  Good,  that  is  to  get  in  her  way  or  impede  her  stride,  not 
thinking  that  either  of  us  could  beat  her.  They  had  a  pot  of 
money  in  the  pool  box  and  wanted  to  protect  it,  as  we  term 
it,  in  factthey  had  persuaded  me  that  she  was  a  world-beater, 
as  I  had  not  at  that  time  seen  her  trot,  consequent!}'  1  was 
willing  to  do  business,  thinking  a  half  a  loaf  was  better  than 
none.  In  coming  down  for  the  word,  Elsie  scored  like  a  train 
of  cars.  Mace's  mare  did  not  act  very  well  and  I  did  not 
show  up  much  with  Great  Eastern.  Mace  and  myself  were 
informed  by  the  Western  delegation  that  we  were  no  good 
and  that  we  were  out  of  the  i)lay  ;  if  we  got  an}'thing  we 
would  have  to  help  ourselves  to  it.  I  talked  with  some  of 
them  and  tried  to  have  them  give  us  some  of  it  as  it  was  late 
and  we  had  no  money  in  the  box.     I  had  by   this    time  found 


EVERY    MAN    MIS    OWN    TRAINER.  3 1 

out  my  horse  was  good,  but  did  not  want  to  show  up  until 
hiter  on  in  the  next  week,  and  so  informed  them,  but  they 
said  "  No,  not  a  cent;  go  help  yourself.  The  judges  became 
tired  of  the  delay  and  called  out  to  us,  "  Go  up  there  and 
come  down  or  we  will  send  them  off  without  you."  We 
went  up  and  came  down  and  got  the  word,  and  I  was  up  in 
a  little  better  place  than  I  was  in  any  of  the  other  scores. 
Going  around  the  turn  Hannah  D.  had  the  lead,  Elsie  Good 
second,  with  Gus  Glidden  driving  her,  I  was  third.  My  mind 
was  fixed,  I  preferred  any  horse  to  win  except  Elsie  Good,  as 
I  was  consideral)ly  riled  up  over  the  breach  of  contract.  As 
we  turned  into  the  back  side  Elsie  Good  passed  Hannah  D., 
and  I  followed  suit,  and  we  were  at  the  half-mile  pole  in  1:00. 
Great  Eastern  was  at  Elsie  Good's  head,  and  I  being  a  little 
angry,  said  to  Glidden,  her  driver,  "That  his  mare  could  not 
go  a  bit,''  and  stepped  along  by  her  and  won  the  heat  easy  in 
2:19.  Then  there  was  a  terrible  howl  and  hurrah  ;  the 
judges  made  a  mistake  at  first  in  hanging  out  the  time  as 
1?:21.  Alden  Goldsmith  rushed  out  of  the  Grajid  Stand,  walk- 
ing almost  over  peoples'  heads,  very  excited,  calling  out,  '*  That 
is  not  right,  the  time  is  2:10,"  and  the  judges  on  looking  saw 
their  mistake  and  put  out  the  correct  time,  2:10.  That  started 
another  howl — 2:10  for  that  big  lobster.  The  Western  dele- 
gation said  that  heat  will  do  him,  he  won't  come  again  to- 
day ;  but  he  did,  and  won  the  next  heat  in  2:21  in  a  jog. 
Then  the  Western  people  began  to  get  a  little  nervous,  think- 
ing, perhaps,  they  had  the  last  look  at  their  money. 
They  sent  Frank  Herdic,  the  pool  seller,  to  see  me,  and  pro- 
posed to  give  me  $2,000  to  let  Elsie  win.  I  said  "  No  ;  I  will 
not  let  her  win  for  all  that  is  in  sight  of  me  just  now,  for  I 
have  got  them  in  over  their  heads,  and  I  want  to  drown 
them  rig^it  where  they  are  ;  then,  perhaps,  they  will  do  as 
they  agree  next  time."  You  could  see  many  a  long  face  on 
the  quarter  stretch,  and  some  of  the  friends  of  the  mare 
thought  Glidden  could  not  drive  her,  so  they  put  Sant  Wil- 
son, a  half  owner  of  her,  up,  but  the  result  was  the  same,  as  I 


32  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

beat  her  easy  in  2:21^.  Then  it  was  amusing  to  hear  the 
arguments  between  the  old  man  Wilson  and  his  son  as  they 
laid  on  the  grass  in  the  shade  of  a  tree.  The  old  man  would 
say,  "If  you  had  done  as  I  wanted  to,  we  would  have  plenty 
of  money  for  this  race."  The  son  would  respond  in  about 
the  same  words,  and  I  don't  know  but  they  are  quarreling  yet 
over  it ;  but  that  did  not  get  their  money  back. 

I  will  give  you  an  example  of  conditioning  these  two 
horses,  as  they  were  both  of  different  temperaments  and  re- 
quired different  treatment.  Great  Eastern  was  delicate  and  a 
light  feeder,  although  he  was  so  large  a  horse.  He  would  not 
eat  more  than  ten  or  twelve  quarts  of  oats  a  day  and  a  little 
wheat  or  corn,  and  not  more  than  one  pint  of  that.  He  re- 
quired but  little  work  as  he  always  had  his  speed.  I  had  my 
man  jog  him  on  the  road  to  wagon  five  or  six  miles  a  day  and 
not  faster  than  a  four  or  five  mile  an  hour  gait,  rarely  starting 
the  sweat  on  him  in  his  work.  I  gave  him  plenty  of  grass 
each  day,  except  the  days  I  was  going  to  speed  him.  That 
was  twice  a  week.  Tuesday  was  the  first  day  as  I  never  make 
it  a  practice  to  work  ahorse  on  Sunday.  That  day  he  was 
idle.  Monday  he  would  get  his  road  work,  Tuesday  I  gave  him 
a  mile  and  repeat,  a  heat  in  2:40,  another  in  2:o5.  On  Friday 
he  would  get  three  or  four  heats,  if  sharp  and  strong,  four,  if 
not,  only  three,  commencing  at  2:40,  next  heat  2:35 ;  if  only 
three  heats  that  day^the  third  heat  would  be  2:27  or  2:28,  not 
any  faster.  If  I  was  giving  him  four  heats  the  third  would  be 
2:32,  fourth  heat  2:27  or  2:28.  Then  at  night  I  would  give 
him  a  mash  and  wash-  his  logs  and  feet  with  nice  luke-warm 
water,  pack  his  feet  with  clay,  spoken  of  before,  and  also  give 
him  all  the  good  timothy  hay  he  could  cat.  I  never  put  a 
muzzle  on  or  had  a  sweat  hood  on  him  but  once  while  I  had 
him.  This  was  a  horse  that  sort  of  conditioned  himself.  v\s 
I  said,  he  always  hatl  his  speed  and  only  required  work  enough 
to  keep  up  his  muscle.  If  he  was-worked  stiff  and  given  fast 
miles  he  would  lose  his  flesh  and  appetite  and  be  no  good. 
He  always  wanted   to  feel  well   to   trot.     I  used  to  tell   Tom 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  33 

King  to  bring  him  to  me  on  his  hind  legs  and  then  he  would 
be  fit  to  trot  for  a  man's  life.  When  he  went  out  of  my  hands 
he  was  worked  entirely  different.  In  his  repeats  they  gave 
them  to  him  faster  than  I  did.  As  the  boys  term  it  they  tried 
to  break  the  watch  and  consequently  he  was  no  good.  He 
got  low  in  flesh  and  spirits  and  could  not  trot  better  than  to 
2:27  or  2:28.  During  a  trip  down  the  Grand  Circuit  in  1877 
he  came  into  my  hands  again  at  Buffalo.  I  commenced  my 
usual  way  of  training  him,  that  is  to  say,  let  him  alone,  for 
about  a  week  or  ten  days  ;  did  not  drive  him  a  mile  better 
than  2:4(»  until  two  days  before  I  started  him  at  Utica,  which 
was  the  second  week  after  he  came  into  my  hands  again.  He 
trotted  in  a  race  there  against  Rarus,  2:13^,  and  Lucille  Gold- 
dust,  2:16^,  and  trotted  in  2:17|-,  timed  separate.  I  kept  him 
six  weeks.  He  gained  sixty-five  pounds  of  flesh  in  that  time 
and  got  a  record  of  2;15|  to  saddle,  the  fastest  to  date.  He 
now  went  out  of  my  hands  and  in  two  or  three  weeks  could 
not  trot  a  mile  in  2:25  to  saddle. 

Bonner  was  very  different.  He  was  a  glutton  ;  would  eat 
three  pecks  of  oats  a  day  if  given  to  him  and  twenty-five 
pounds  of  hay  ;  consequently  I  had  to  keep  at  him  all  the 
time,  that  is  to  say,  give  him  plenty  of  strong  work  and  sweat 
his  neck  often  to  keep  the  flesh  down.  I  had  to  put  on  a 
muzzle  as  soon  as  he  had  eat  his  feed  or  he  would  fill  him- 
self so  full  that  he  could  not  go  a  bit.  He  was  a  good  race 
horse  and  dead  game.  Should  there  come  a  few  days  of  bad 
weather  just  before  a  race  so  I  could  not  give  him  plenty  of 
work,  empty  him  out  and  get  him  in  condition,  when  I  started 
him  in  the  race  if  I  gave  him  a  stiff  heat  first  he  would  quit  the 
third  heat  as  bad  as  any  horse  I  ever  saw  ;  but  if  I  would  let 
him  go  the  first  heat  easy,  he  would  then  empty  himself  and 
get  ready  to  trot  as  good  a  race  as  you  would  ask  of  any  horse 
and  fight  it  out  game  to  the  bitter  end.  I  don't  like  such  a 
gross  feeder  as  well  as  one- that  is  a  little  delicate,  as  I  have 
had  better  luck  with  horses  who  people  call  poor  feeders,  as 
they  are  more  apt  to   be   on  a   feather  edge.     Horses  that  re- 


34  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

quire  so  much  stiff  work  to  keep  down  flesh  is  apt  to  lose 
their  speed,  and,  as  I  said  before,  wear  their  legs  out  getting 
their  body  in  condition. 

I  hope  the  reader  will  excuse  me  for  my  long  digression 
on  the  subject  of  these  two  horses,  but  it  was  for  your  good 
to  impress  the  fact  that  my  theory  of  light  work  makes  our 
best  and  fastest  horses.  When  I  get  a  horse  that  requires 
working  to  death  in  getting  him  into  condition,  I  want  to  send 
him  home  as  soon  as  possible,  as  he  will  be  no  credit  to  me  or 
benefit  to  his  owner. 

Now,  we  w^n  return  to  the  subject  of  developing  our 
colt.  As  the  time  draws  near  for  the  stake  race,  say  rwo 
weeks  previous  to  his  engagement,  and  }'our  colt  has  had 
plenty  of  work  so  as  to  reduce  his  flesh,  and  he  is  in  what  we 
say  good  condition  and  has  learned  to  go  a  mile  or  half  mile, 
as  his  race  may  be,  it  will  be  well  to  learn  him  a  little  about 
scoring,  and  in  this  it  is  best  to  have  a  horse  with  him  that  is 
easy  controlled — one  that  you  can  take  back  without  any 
trouble  or  start  up  quickly.  Go  up  the  stretch  to  the  usual 
place  of  turning  to  come  to  the  score.  Let  the  colt  move  off 
ahead  the  first  time  in  scoring,  next  time  let  the  other  horse 
take  the  lead.  Don't  rush  him,  but  let  him  go  away  well 
within  himself,  being  careful  not  to  frighten  him  so  as  to  make 
him  break.  Score  him  up  to  the  pole  first  then  on  the  out- 
side— this  will  give  you  an  idea  where  he  goes  the  best.  Do 
not  score  them  more  than  five  or  six  times,  perhaps  less  woulci 
be  better  ;  be  sure  to  not  over  do  the  matter  and  get  your 
colt  tired  or  discouraged.  You  will  find  that  with  a  horse  to 
accompany  him  he  will  learn  more  in  one  day  than  )'ou  could 
teach  him  in  a  week  alone.  If  you  think  necessary,  you  can 
practice  this  every  other  day.  Some  colts  learn  to  score  very 
quickly,  others  do  not,  and  consequently  require  more  of  it. 
lie  very  careful  about  turning  around  ;  do  not  let  them  turn 
too  quick,  as  a  wheel  might  turn  under  or  they  might  catch 
a  foot  and  frighten  them  ;  also  be  careful  about  pulling  them 
up  at  the  turn  ;   it  is  always  well  to  speak  "  Whoa  "  to  them 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  35 

before  taking  them  back.  You  can  save  or  take  a  good  deal 
out  of  a  horse  in  scoring  them.  Learn  them  that  when  you 
say  "Whoa''  it  means  stop  without  shutting  their  wind  off 
by  hard  pulling  to  make  them  stop.  Do  not  turn  them 
around  every  time  at  the  same  place  ;  sometimes  stop  them 
soon  after  passing  the  wire,  other  times  let  them  go  well 
around  the  turn,  then  they  will  cultivate  the  habit  of  keeping 
up  their  clip  until  the  word  "  Whoa  ''  is  spoken,  and  will  not 
stop  with  you  after  you  get  the  word. 

After  you  have  learned  him  to  score  sufficiently  I  would 
advise  letting  him  up  in  work,  jog  him  easily  on  the  road,  and 
twice  or  three  times  a  week,  according  to  how  he  feels,  brush 
him  through  The  stretch  so  as  to  keep  him  open  and  sharp  ; 
perhaps  the  scoring  will  be  all  he  needs.  You  will  have  a 
better  colt  than  you  would  if  you  had  kept  up  his  stiff  work 
until  the  day  of  his  race.  Remember  when  the  day  of  your 
race  arrives  and  you  start  that  you  have  a  colt  not  an  old 
horse  and  treat  him  accordingly.  He  won't  bear  smashing 
around  the  track  in  his  preliminary,  as  we  see  many  a  colt 
trot  his  race  before  the  word  go  is  given.  Take  him  out  forty 
minutes  before  the  bell  rings,  jog  him  out  easily,  step  him 
along  a  half  or  a  mile  as  your  race  may  be.  I  would  say  if 
your  colt  can  trot  in  2:40  give  him  a  half  or  mile  at  the  rate 
of  3:20  ;  then  take  him  in,  unharness  him,  remove  his  boots, 
sponge  him  out, — in  fact  cool  him  out  as  you  have  done  be- 
fore when  working  him.  When  the  bell  rings  put  on  your 
boots  and  harness  and  go  out.  You  will  then  find  your  colt 
ready  to  step  off  a  good  heat  for  you  without  many  prelimi- 
naries or  warming  up.  You  have  learned  whether  your  colt 
will  get  on  his  stride  in  going  a  short  distance  or  whether  he 
requires  a  long  score  to  straighten  him  out.  It  will  be  well  to 
turn  your  colt  and  let  him  come  up  by  the  stand  once  before 
starting.  That  will  open  him  out  and  he  will  be  ready  to  go 
up  and  turn  and  come  down  with  his  field  of  horses.  Do  not 
annoy  the  judges  or  people  by  scoring  up  way  ahead  or  be- 
hind, but  come  up  in   your  place   as  near  as  you  can.     That 


36  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

will  keep  the  stand  good  natured  and  you  will  get  from  the 
judges  all  that  belongs  to  you  during  the  race.  Otherwise,  if 
you  annoy  them  by  trying  to  get  the  advantage  in  going  away 
or  not  coming  for  the  word  unless  you  have  the  best  of  it, 
they  will  not  feel  like  giving  you  the  benefit  of  a  doubt.  When 
you  get  the  word  don't  be  in  a  hurry  to  win  the  heat  around 
the  first  turn.  Keep  your  colt  well  in  hand  and  see  that  you 
have  good  clear  sailing  ;  do  not  get  in  any  one's  way  and  do 
not  let  them  get  in  yours  if  you  can  help  it,  so  as  to  interfere 
with  your  colt  and  get  him  off  his  stride  into  a  break.  Re- 
member, there  is  no  money  at  the  quarter  or  half  mile  pole. 
When  you  get  around  the  turn  into  the  back  stretch,  if  your 
colt  is  on  his  stride  and  going  smooth  move  him  along.  Be 
ready  to  take  advantage  of  any  break  made  by  the  other 
horses  and  keep  your  colt  steady  and  on  a  trot,  and  do  not 
force  him  until  you  get  into  the  stretch  near  the  finish.  Then 
if  necessary  take  hold  of  your  colt  and  drive  him,  as  the  boys 
say,  for  dear  life.  With  this  management  if  you  do  not  win 
the  heat  you  will  not  have  taken  the  heart  out  of  your  horse 
and  he  will  be  ready  to  go  the  next  heat  better  than  this  one, 
as  it  is  safe  to  say  he  has  more  left  than  if  he  had  been  driven 
from  wire  to  wire,  as  the  first  heat  usually  tells  more  on  a 
horse  than  any  other  heat  of  his  race. 

We  will  suppose  your  race  is  over,  and  whether  he  has 
trotted  a  good  or  poor  race,  it  would  be  well  to  remove  his 
shoes  and  let  him  alone  for  two  or  three  days  ;  turn  him  in  a 
paddock  or  small  field,  night  and  morning,  if  you  have  one  ; 
if  not,  walk  him  out  and  give  him  plenty  of  grass  ;  then  put 
on  his  shoes  and  commence  his  work  as  before.  When  you 
have  jogged  him  two  or  three  days  go  on  the  track  and  you 
will  find  you  have  a  better  horse  by  several  seconds  than  you 
had  the  day  of  the  race.  For  I  think  a  race,  if  not  too  hard, 
does  a  young  horse  a  great  amount  of  good,  as  the}'  will  learn 
more  in  one  race  than  they  will  in  a  month's  training.  For 
instance,  the  first  good  race  Lysander  l^oy,  2:20^,  trotted  for 
me  was  at  Lyons,  N.  V.,  July  4th,  1877.     I  had  trotted  him   a 


EVERY    MAN    Ills    OWN    TRAINER.  37 

stiff  race  the  week  before  at  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  and  it  was  tight 
work  for  him  to  trot  in  2:30.  I  done  very  little  with  him  dur- 
ing the  week,  and  at  Lyons  he  trotted  against  the  stallion 
Damon,  2:23^,  and  Versales  Girl,  2:25|-.  Lysander  Boy  at 
that  time  had  a  record  of  2:32.  We  wanted  to  start  him  in 
the  Grand  Circuit  and  desired  to  keep  him  eligible  in  the 
2:30  class.  On  moving  him  in  the  morning  I  found  I  had  a 
good  horse,  and  I  labored  very  hard  with  Van  Ness,  the 
driver,  and  Mr.  Holdrige,  the  owner  of  Damon,  who  had  made 
a  record  in  New  York  the  week  before  of  2:27,  to  divide  the 
purse  with  us  and  have  an  easy  race,  but  they  did  not  think 
us  worth  it,  so  I  went  to  the  of^cers  of  the  association  and 
said,  "  You  have  a  good  crowd  here  to-day,  and  it  being  the 
opening  day  of  your  track  you  naturally  want  a  good  race." 
Alex.  Tower  replied,  ''  Yes,  that  is  just  what  we  want,"  and 
said,  "  Jack,  what  do  you  want?"  I  replied,  "  I  want  to  re- 
main in  the  2:30  class."  After  consulting  with  the  other  of^- 
cers,  he  said,  "  Jack,  go  on,  we  will  protect  you."  We  did 
go  on  ;  I  won  the  first  heat  in  2:27  ;  Versailes  Girl  won  the 
second  in  2:30;  Lysander  Boy  the  third  in  2:24,  and  the  fifth 
in  2:25,  hands  down.  The  Lyons  track  was  a  new  half-mile 
ring,  and  this  was  the  first  race  trotted  over  it.  I  did  not  give 
or  take  a  dollar  and  gave  them  a  first-class  exhibition. 

This  is  not  the  only  case,  as  I  could  mention  numerous 
colts  and  horses  that  have  done  the  same  thing  in  acquiring 
speed.  This  was  not  the  first  surprise  this  horse  had  given 
me,  as  he  had  developed  wonderful  speed  in  a  few  days  when 
I  got  hirn  properly  balanced  on  his  feet  by  shoeing.  I  had 
probably  shod  him  twenty  different  ways  before  I  got  him 
right.  I  found  when  he  was  right  I  had  a  trotter.  He  was  a 
horse  of  a  good  deal  of  action  in  front,  big  gaited  and  went 
very  close  behind,  almost  one  foot  over  the  other,  and  hit  his 
shins  very  hard  so  as  to  make  him  hitch  and  hobble  and  break 
after  going  a  little  way  at  speed.  Li  shoeing  him  1  used  a 
thin  but  good  width  of  web  in  front,  weighing  six  ounces,  and 
behind  a  shoe  weighing  one  pound,  with   most  all  the  weight 


38  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAJNER. 

on  the  outside.  The  shoe  was  very  long,  especially  on  the 
outside,  and  had  a  good  heel  and  toe  calk,  would  say  about 
like  a  mud  calk.  Up  to  this  time  2:3S|  was  the  best  mile  I 
was  ever  able  to  drive  him  and  I  had  worked  him  a  year  and 
a  half.  The  owners  had  several  chances  to  sell  him  at  a  good 
advance  on  what  he  cost,  but  I  urged  them  to  keep  him  as  I 
thought  I  could  see  more  in  him  than  he  had  ever  shown  us. 
I  used  to  say  to  Pendy,  "  He  is  not  balanced.''  He  replied, 
"Will  you  ever  get  him  balanced?"  I  said,  "Yes,  he  will 
make  a  trotter  yet,  and  A  No.  1,"  and  proved  it.  Within  ten 
days  from  the  time  I  got  him  shod  properly  he  went  out  and 
stepped  off  a  mile  over  the  old  Messina  Springs  track  in  2:32|- 
and  repeated  in  2:27^.  He  was  always  a  trotter  from  that 
time  on  and  got  his  share  of  the  money  as  long  as  he  staid  on 
the  turf.  When  he  retired  he  was  credited  with  a  large  bank 
account,  and  I  sold  him  to  Wm.  H.  Vanderbilt  for  $10,000, 
which  was  a  large  price  in  those  days.  He  drove  him  four 
years  on  the  road,  and  never  was  beaten  to  a  sleigh  and  ver}^ 
rarely  to  a  wagon.  He  trotted  several  times  over  Fleetwood 
track  to  pole  in  2:20 — some  days  on  the  near  and  other  days 
on  the  off  side.  He  was  as  you  see  a  sort  of  a  go-as-you- 
please  horse  when  he  was  once  balanced  and  had  confidence 
that  he  was  not  going  to  hurt  himself.  When  I  sold  him  to 
Mr.  Vanderbilt  and  was  going  to  hitch  with  Small  Hopes,  the 
greatest  pole  horse  in  the  world,  to  show  him,  he  asked  me 
''  Which  side  shall  I  hitch  him  on  ?"  I  said  "  Either  side  ; 
give  Small  Hopes  his  side  and  Lysandcr  Boy  will -take  the 
other."  I  tell  you  this  to  illustrate  my  instruction  in  the  first 
part  of  this  work  to  learn  a  colt  to  work  on  either  side  of  a 
pole  when  breaking  him.  We  hitched  them  together  and  Mr. 
Vanderbilt  drove  them,  and  he  gave  me  Arthur  Boy,  a  road 
horse,  to  drive  single,  we  went  up  the  road  as  far  as 
Sibins'  across  the  bridge.  Those  days  the  trotting  ground 
was  down  the  grade  by  Judge  Smith's,  where  the,  crowd 
always  stood  to  see  the  (lycrs  come.  When  we  left  Sibins'  on 
our  return  1  started  ahead.     Vanderbilt  overtook   me   on   the 


EVERY     MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  39 

trotting  ground.  I  set  Arthur  Boy  going  as  well  as  he  could, 
but  Vanderbilt  passed  me  as  though  I  was  hitched  to  a  post. 
When  he  got  right  in  front  of  Judge  Smith's  and  the  crowd, 
he  set  them  going  for  all  they  were  worth,  and  they  just  flew 
for  a  few  strides,  and  Small  Hopes  broke,  greatly  to  the  sur- 
prise of  Mr,  Vanderbilt,  for  he  had  never  been  hitched  with  a 
horse  before  that  had  carried  him  to  a  break ;  in  fact,  he 
had  never  seen  him  break  before  to  a  pole.  He  pulled 
them  up  and  when  I  caught  up  to  him  Mr.  Van- 
derbilt said  to  me:  "What  do  you  think  of  them?" 
I  replied,  "They  make  a  good  pair."  He  said,  "I 
never  saw  Small  Hopes  break  before."  I  replied,  "  He  must 
have  stepped  in  a  hole  or  hit  himself,  as  they  did  not  seem  to 
be  going  very  fast."  He  said,  "What  !  Not  going  fast  !  I 
thought  they  were  flying ! ''  And  they  were,  but  I  thought  I 
would  let  him  say  it  instead  of  myself.  I  suggested  for  him 
to  go  back  up  the  grade  and  try  them  again,  perhaps  they 
would  do  better.  He  done  so.  They  came  down  there  like 
runaway  horses.  When  they  got  in  front  of  Judge  Smith's 
Small  Hopes  broke  again,  and  apparently  Mr.  Vanderbilt 
could  not  understand  it ;  but  I  guess  he  did,  for  he  was  not 
long  in  writing  his  check  and  handing  it  to  me  for  $10,000. 
That  was  proof  to  me  that  he  thought  Lysandcr  Boy  the  bet- 
ter horse,  as  he  often  told  me  afterwards  that  he  was  the  best 
all-round  horse,  single  and  double,  he  ever  owned  up  to  that 
time. 

I  will  give  you  another  circumstance  which  occurred  in 
this  sale  which  illustrates  the  point  that  it  is  impossible  to  tell 
for  certain  the  age  of  a  horse  by  his  mouth,  even  when  young, 
and  the  smartest  and  best  posted  men  may  err  in  this  direc- 
tion. When  Mr.  Vanderbilt  handed  me  his  check  he  said  : 
"Are  you  not  mistaken,  Mr.  Feek,  on  the  age  of  Lysander 
Boy  in  stating  he  is  eight  years  old  ?  "  I  told  him  no,  for  that 
was  his  correct  age.  "  Well,"  he  says,  "  you  are  the  first  man 
I  ever  knew  in  selling  an  aged  horse  to  give  his  years  more 
than  they  are.     I  have  had  Mr.   Liautard,  the  veterinary  who 


40  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

is  at  the  head  of  the  profession,  examine  him  and  he  pro- 
nounces him  seven  years  old  only  and  is  willing  to  stake 
$i,ooo  if  he  ever  made  a  wager  that  he  is  correct,"  when  the 
fact  was  Lysander  Boy  was  nearer  nine  years  old  than  he  was 
eight  at  the  time.  Of  course  I  made  no  argument  as  I  was 
satisfied  if  he  was.  But  I  know  the  horse's  age  almost  to  a 
day. 


CHAPTER    VI. 

Working  Colt  or  Horse  on  Snow  Sometimes  Great  Improvement 
Over  Track  Work— Their  Care  and  Management  in  Winter — 
Case  Cited,  Wm.  Kearnev,  2:20i2— If  a  Colt  is  Good-Gaited 
AND  Well-Bred— If  He  Don't  Trot,  Do  Not  Get  Discouraged, 
But  Persevere— Case  Cited,  Flora  F. ,  3:24 '4— Treatment  of 
Colt  After  a  Winter's  Wo^rk— His  Work  at  Three  Years'  Old — 
Changes  Necessary- Look  to  His  Teeth— If  Lips  Peel,  Cover 
Bit  With  Pork  Rind — Changing  Feed  Sometimes  Beneficial — 
Booting  Very  Necessary — A.  B.  Smith's  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Horse 
Goods  Depot— Manaciement  of  Mares  During  the  Breeding 
Period,  Also  Stallions— Use  Stallion  Support — Management 
and  Driving  Colt  His  First  Race — Grooms — Loading  and  Ship- 
ping IN  Cars— A  Driver  Should  Attend  to  His  Horse  at  All 
Times — Management  of  a  Horse  in  Training— Jane  R.  King— 
Almont. 

To  return  to  the  colt.  If  in  his  two-year-old  form  he 
don't  show  much  speed  but  is  good-gaited  and  stays  sound 
and  has  an  expectation  of  speed,  as  he  came  from  a  family  of 
speed  producers,  let  him  up  in  the  fall,  (say  until  snow  falls,  if 
you  are  in  the  North).  Then  put  your  shoes  on  and  com- 
mence to  use  him,  as  I  have  had  young  horses  improve  faster 
to  a  sleigh  than  any  other  way.  The  change  of  scenery,  soft- 
ness of  the  snow  path,  lightness  of  the  weight,  as  a  sleigh  runs 
easy,  difference  in  the  shoeing,  as  you  have  to  use  a  calk  many 
times  well  sharpened.  I  have  had  them  improve  more  in  a 
month  on  the  snow  than  in  three  months  on  the  road  or  track. 
In  the  case  of  the  bay  horse  VVm.  Kearney,  record  now  2:20|-, 
T  bought  him  about  July  1st,  he  was  partly  broken  to  harness, 
and  was  four  years  old,  I  finished  breaking  him  and  drove 
him  considerable  ;  he  showed  no  speed,  that  is  to  say,  not  bet- 
ter than  a  four-minute  gait.  About  the  last  of  August  I 
turned  him  out,  and  it  being  a  nice  warm  fall,  I  let  him  run 
until  about  the  middle  of  November,  when  I  brought  him  in, 
put  his  shoes  on  and  commenced  to  use  him.       In  about  two 


42  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

weeks  we  had  nice  sleighing  and  he  commenced  to  show  speed 
right  away.  In  about  six  weeks,  eight  at  most,  he  could  beat  a 
2:30  horse  down  the  street,  to  sleighs.  In  fact,  early  in  the  spring 
following,  about  the  first  time  I  tried  to  drive  him,  he  Avent  a 
mile  over  a  slow  half-mile  track  in  2:33.  The  average  differ- 
ence in  time  by  different  horses  between  a  half-mile  and  a 
mile  track  is  from  three  to  five  seconds.  He  would  have 
made  a  great  horse  that  year  only  for  an  attack  of  pink  eye, 
and  I  did  not  do  much  with  him  ;  turned  him  out  and  let  him 
run  until  fall  ;  took  him  up  and  used  him  through  the  winter, 
and  he  could  beat  any  horse  in  our  city  to  sleigh,  and  has  in 
fact,  been  the  boss  of  the  road  ever  since.  The  next  sum- 
mer I  gave  him  a  record  of  2:24:|.  This  is  to  show  that 
different  horses  require  different  treatment  for  developing 
speed. 

In  giving  a  horse  fast  work  in  the  winter,  if  he  is  heavy 
coated,  of  course  you  will  have  to  clip  him,  and  when  he 
comes  in  straighten  his  hair,  wipe  the  water  out  of  him  if 
he  is  sweating,  and  if  he  is  clipped  of  course  you  will  have  to 
use  one  extra  blanket,  a  wraper,  that  is,  a  square  blanket,  and 
you  should  have  two  ordinary  stable  blankets;  but  if  not 
clipped,  one  wrapper  is  sufficient.  Put  it  well  up  around  his 
neck  and  pin  or  buckle^with  strap  if  so  arranged  ;  use  two 
girts,  one  in  its  natural  place,  the  other  about  half  way  from 
the  shoulder  to  the  hips.  These  clothes  should  be  put  on  as 
soon  as  you  can  get  his  hair  straightened  after  his  drive  and 
not  removed  until  the  next  mornini:-,  so  the  cold  air  will  not 
strike  him  until  he  is  thoroughly  cooled  out.  Rub  his  head 
and  ears  dry  if  possible.  Be  sure  and  get  his  ears  dry  and  at 
the  same  time  have  a  man  drying  his  legs  out.  Now  ap[)ly  a« 
little  of  the  wash  heretofore  mentioned  to  his  legs  ;  then  roll 
on  a  pair  of  derby  or  flannel  bandages,  not  putting  them  on 
very  tight.  If  your  stable  is  a  cold  one — that  is,  no  fire  in  it  — 
leave  the  bandages  on  over  night,  hy  doing  this  the  horse 
won't  have  any  chill  or  take  any  cold.  Stablemen  don't  like 
this  treatment ;    they  want  to  strij)  him  after   an   hour  or  two 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  43 

and  brush  him  out,  as  he  will  look  better  in  the  morning,  but 
it  is  much  better  for  your  horse  to  let  him  alone  when  you 
once  get  him  done  up.  Then  in  the  morning  give  him  his 
usual  grooming. 

I  will  mention  the  bay  mare,  Flora  F.,  record,  2:24^.  I 
bought  her  as  a  yearling  solely  on  her  pedigree,  as  she  was 
well  bred  and  prospective  speed,  was  all  I  had  to  depend 
upon.  I  broke  her  the  winter  when  she  was  coming  two  years 
old,  which  I  consider  the  proper  time  to  break  a  colt  to  har- 
ness. They  should  not  be  let  go  longer  than  that,  as  they 
are  so  much  easier  broken  at  that  age  before  they  get  big  and 
strong.  It  is  not  necessary  to  work  them,  but  give  them  les- 
sons single  and  double,  and  they  will  not  forget  it  even  if  you 
let  them  run  for  a  year  after  that.  Flora  F.  had  always  paced 
in  the  lot,  but  when  I  commenced  breaking  her  she  struck 
out  on  a  trot,  would  occasionally  break  into  a  pace,  but  would 
show  no  speed,  not  even  a  good  road  gait  either  way — pace  or 
trot.  After  breaking  her  I  turned  her  out  when  spring  came 
in  a  pasture.  She  would  show  wonderful  flights  of  speed  on 
a  trot,  turned  loose.  In  fact,  any  time  during  the  summer  if 
I  would  go  in  the  lot  and  stir  her  up,  she  would  go  across  the 
lot  flying,  she  seemed  to  have  forgotten  how  to  pace.  When 
fall  came  I  took  her  up,  shod  her,  and  commenced  to  use  her. 
The  harness  seemed  to  lock  her  up,  she  could  not  go  a  bit — 
went  blundering  along  knocking  one  foot  out  of  the  way  with 
the  other ;  I  used  her  all  that  winter,  driving  her  two  or  three 
times  a  week,  but  with  no  perceivable  improvement,  in  fact, 
there  were  days  I  would  have  almost  given  her  away.  When 
spring  came  I  used  her  a  short  time  and  turned  her  out  again, 
let  her  run  all  summer;  she  was  the  same  trotter  in  the  past- 
ure as  the  year  before — could  show  speed  and  was  good 
gaited.  In  the  fall  I  took  her  up,  shod  her,  and  commenced 
driving  her  again,  but  with  no  improvement.  I  don't  believe 
she  could  show  a  five-minute  gait  during  that  winter;  went 
very  stiff-leged  in  front,  in  fact,  did  not  seem  to  have  any 
knee  joint,  and  went  very  wide  behind.     I  used  a  pound  shoe 


44  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

on  her  in  front,  and  at  times  a  pound  toe  weight — with  that 
she  could  not  go  any  ;  if  I  attempted  to  force  her  along  she 
would  hitch  and  hobble,  and  it  seemed  hard  work  to  go,  and 
still  she  was  trying  to  go  on  a  trot  ;  she  had  plenty  of  life,  in 
fact,  was  high  strung,  but  was  very  gentle  and  clever  to  drive 
and  seemingly  tried  to  trot. 

The  following  summer  I  used  her  as  my  road  horse  for 
myself  and  family.  My  wife  used  to  drive  her  and  people 
would  chafe  me  about  letting  my  wife  drive  such  a  lumoux 
of  a  horse.  She  did  improve  a  little  that  summer,  she  could 
perhaps  go  a  four-minute  gait.  I  would  occasionally  hitch 
her  to  a  sulky  and  go  out  on  the  track  and  try  to  drive  her  a 
little,  providing  there  was  no  one  around  to  laugh  at  me,  but 
it  always  seemed  like  time  thrown  away.  My  friends  often 
said  to  me  :  "  Jack,  you  better  breed  her  ;  she  will  never  learn 
to  go.  But  she  is  well  bred  and  Avill  make  a  good  brood 
mare.''  I  would  say,  "  No,  I  am  like  the  boy  digging  for  the 
woodchuck,  I  must  have  him,  and  I  must  have  speed."  I 
had  as  high  as  a  two  pound  shoe  on  her  in  front  and 
sometimes  a  pound  behind.  She  would  hit  her  coronet  be- 
hind so  as  to  make  them  sore,  and  I  used  toe  boots  on  her  for 
ordinary  road  work.  I  worked  along  with  this  mare  until  she 
was  seven  years  old,  shod  her  in  every  imaginable  way,  used 
different  harness,  checks  and  bits,  and  hitched  to  every  kind 
of  a  vehicle,  but  without  any  improvement  to' speak  of.  Of 
course  a  Clydesdale  or  Norman  would  improve  a  little  with 
this  treatment.  She  was  a  very  hearty  mare  and  a  great 
feeder;  would  fill  herself  so  full  that  she  had  no  use  of  herself. 
I  found  from  giving  her  a  long  drive  she  would  get  emptied 
out  and  show  quite  a  bit  more  step  than  with  ordinary  work. 
Still  she  was  not  gaited,  had  no  knee  action,  could  not  get  her 
front  feet  out  of  the  way  of  her  hind  ones,  and  was  inclined 
to  carry  her  near  hind  foot  between  her  front  ones  and  conse- 
quently would  hitch  and  hobble.  Finally  I  put  on  an  eigh- 
teen and  a  half  ounce  shoe  on  the  near  front  foot  and  a  pound 
on  the  off  one,  with    the  weight  all    in    the   heel    that    I  could 


EVERY    MAN    His    OWN    TRAINER.  45 

get,  and  cut  away  in'  the  toe  so  it  was  not  wider  than  your 
little  finger;  then  attached  to  the  toe  of  the  shoe  one  of  the 
Columbus  weight  spurs  made  very  long  so  as  to  come  nearly 
to  the  hair  on  the  front  of  the  foot,  and  used  a  two-ounce 
weight  very  high  up  ;  it  came  within  an  inch  of  the  coronet. 
That  seemed  to  make  her  fold  her  knee  and  the  difference  in 
the  weight  of  her  front  shoes  seemed  to  square  her  and  make 
her  hind  legs  track.  Sometimes  I  used  a  four-ounce  toe 
weight  instead  of  the  two  in  a  first  heat,  when  she  was  a  lit- 
tle rank  ;  then  I  would  take  it  off  and  put  on  the  two  ounce. 
She  would  go  better  with  that  weight  high  up  than  she  would 
with  any  kind  of  weight  low  down  where  we  usually  put  a  toe 
weight.  People  would  often  ask  me,  "Jack,  why  do  you  use 
that  weight  so  high  up  on  your  spur?''  All  the  reply  I  could 
make  was,  "  Because  she  goes  better."  I  used  a  very  light 
shoe  on  her  behind,  say  six  or  seven  ounces,  of  equal  weight. 
Most  all  horses  that  hit  the  coronet  of  the  hind  foot  against 
the  front  shoe  hit  the  toe  and  not  the  heel,  as  many  suppose 
they  do.  Her  shoe  being  cut  away  in  the  toe  left  nothing  to 
hit  against  and  she  then  would  go  clear,  so  "I  did  not  have  to 
use  even  a  toe  boot  on  her.  But  still  she  had  to  have  a  large 
amount  of  work  before  she  would  show  any  speed.  That,  of 
course,  began  to  tell  on  her  legs,  so  I  said  to  myself,  "old  girl, 
I  will  try  another  scheme."  When  her  day  came  for  work  I 
would  hitch  her  double  with  another  horse  in  the  morning, 
hitch  them  to  the  drag  and  work  her  from  two  to  three  hours 
putting  the  track  in  order,  bring  her  in  and  do  her  up  nicely 
as  though  she  had  trotted  a  race,  feed  her  at  the  usual  dinner 
hour  and  about  two  o'clock  put  the  boots  and  harness  on  her. 
Up  to  this  time  she  had  never  showed  me  a  mile  better  than 
3:0-i,  which  was  very  slow  for  the  time  and  money  I  had  spent 
on  her,  but  I  had  not  forgotten  the  boy  that  was  after  the 
ground-hog,  so  I  kept  trying,  and  the  third  day  after  I  had 
worked  her  as  above  described  to  the  drag,  etc.,  she  stepped 
off  three  heats  better  than  2:40  for  me  and  was  as  good  gaited 
and  good  behaved  as  any  horse  you  ever  saw.     Then  I  said  to 


46  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

myself,  the  child  is  born,  and  so  it  was.  She  went  right  on 
and  improved  and  was  a  good  race  horse  ever  after.  She 
trotted  a  good  many  heats  close  to  2:20,  still  she  got  no  faster 
record  than  2:24^. 

I  found  one  other  little  obstacle  about  this  mare  which  it 
might  be  well  to  mention  as  you  may  have  one  in  this  respect 
to  contend  with.  While  she  had  as  good  a  foot  as  you  would 
wish  to  sec  on  a  horse,  she  would  not  go  as  well  over  a  sting- 
ing hard  track  as  she  would  one  a  little  soft.  About  that 
time  I  discovered  the  Locky  pad  for  putting  under  a  horses 
shoe,  and  it  struck  me  as  what  I  had  been  looking  for  a  long 
time,  something  to  put  on  the  bottom  of  the  foot  to  take  off 
the  concussion.  I  got  a  pair  of  them  at  once  and  put  them 
under  her  shoes,  and  it  was  just  what  she  needed,  she  would 
shut  her  eyes  and  go  one  kind  of  a  track  as  well  as  another. 
I  have  used  them  ever  since  with  great  success  with  other 
horses.  I  have  given  you  the  details  of  the  case  to  show  you 
what  can  be  done  by  patience,  experimenting  and  persever- 
ance. I  won  one  race  with  her  in  the  Grand  Circuit  at  Buf- 
falo, which  paid  me  for  all  the  tim.e  I  had  spent  with  her.  I 
sat  all  the  morning  and  bought  her  in  the  pools  from  a  hun- 
dred and  upwards  for  from  two  to  five  dollars.  I  had  trotted 
her  the  week  before  at  Cleveland  in  the  same  class  and  she 
did  not  make  a  good  showing,  consequently  they  did  not  con- 
sider me  in  the  race.  I  went  out  in  the  afternoon  and  stepped 
it  off  for  them  in  one,  two,  three  order,  and  was  paid  for  all 
the  ridicule,  vexation  and  trouble  I  had  endured  on  her  ac- 
count.    This  was  a  case  where  patience  won. 

When  the  snow  is  gone,  the  road  bad  and  mudd)-,  alter- 
nately freezing  and  thawing,  it  would  be  well  to  remove  the 
shoes  from  your  colt  and  give  him  a  short  let  up,  say  two  or 
three  weeks  ;  shorten  up  on  the  grain  say  one-third.  He 
should  be  walked  once  a  day  for  about  thirty  minutes.  Give 
him  plenty  of  hay  to  fill  himself  to  get  into  a  sort  of  state  of 
nature.  As  the  weather  and  roads  improve,  which  is  probably 
about  A[)ril  1st,  commence  giving   him    a  jog   of   four  or  five 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  47 

miles  every  other  day  for  the  first  week,  then  every  day.  If 
your  colt  is  in  high  condition,  increase  his  work,  say  the  first 
day  four  or  five  miles,  the  next  day  six  or  seven  miles,  alter- 
nate!}'. You  ought  to  be  able  to  judge  whether  he  needs 
more  or  less  work.  If  not  very  strong  and  rather  thin  in 
flesh,  three  or  four  miles  would  be  enough. 

Now,  your  colt  is  three  years  old,  and  when  you  com- 
mence working  him  on  the  track  go  out  with  him  hitched 
light.  The  first  time  he  will  probably  feel  fine  and  be  full  of 
trot  ;  he  will  show  you  more  speed  than  he  ever  did  before  if 
you  allow  him  to.  Be  very  careful  not  to  give  him  too  much 
of  it  or  let  him  go  too  fast — half  or  two-thirds'  speed  would 
be  better  ;  two  to  three  miles  joging,  and  a  quarter  at  a 
fair  rate  of  speed  well  within  himself.  Don't  let  him  break, 
if  possible  to  prevent,  so  as  to  cut  himself  or  hit  his  quarters, 
as  it  would  be  very  bad  to  frighten  him  in  the  commence- 
ment of  his  work.  Be  sure  and  come  off  the  track  with  plenty 
of  trot  left  in  him  ;  do  not  stay  until  he  says  enough  ;  then 
your  colt  will  feel  encouraged  and  go  on  the  track  the  next 
time  cheerful  and  improve,  whereas,  if  you  should  tire  him 
the  first  time  he  will  be  reluctant  to  go  to  the  track  on  his 
next  working  day,  and  will  not  act  as  well  and  will  seem 
to  have  his  speed.  You  will  say  to  yourself  or  a  bystander, 
"There  is  something  the  matter  with  my  colt,  he  don't  act 
natural,  he  is  not  himself,"  when  the  trouble  is  you  gave  him 
too  much  the  first  day,  as  he  felt  well  and  wanted  to  do  it. 
Perhaps  this  colt's  gait  has  changed  by  age  and  increased 
strength,  as  many  do,  it  may  be  different  even  from  what  it 
was  last  fall  or  even  in  the  winter  to  sleigh  ;  he  may  want  a 
little  more  weight  in  front,  may  be  less  ;  you  should  watch 
this  carefully  so  as  to  be  sure  he  is  propeiiy  balanced.  Many 
colts  in  their  three-year-old  form  which  required  weights  the 
fall  before  may  not  need  them  in  the  spring.  I  would  advise 
trying  them  both  ways,  although  they  may  be  acting  well — 
say,  if  you  are  going  to  repeat  him  put  them  on  for  the  first 
heat,  in  the  second  heat  remove  them — set  him  going  carefully 


48  EVERY    MAN    IIIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

and  well  in  hand,  and  if  he  appears  to  be  gaited  all  right  ease 
away  and  let  him  go.  I  have  often  seen  colts  by  removing 
w^eights  go  a  second  or  two  faster  than  with  them  on,  when 
they  would  really  need  them  in  their  warming  up  mile.  After 
they  had  been  thoroughly  warmed  and  muscles  put  in  action 
they  could  go  faster  without  them.  My  aim  is  to  not  have  a 
colt  or  horse  carry  one  ounce  more  weight  than  he  is  obliged 
to,  except  what  is  necessary  to  protect  the  wall  of  his  foot  and 
balance  him.  Perhaps  this  year  he  will  want  a  different 
check.  He  might  want  to  be  checked  a  little  higher  or  a  lit- 
tle lovv/er.  May  be  you  will  want  to  swap  the  overdraw  for 
the  old-fashioned  side  check  or  Carlion  ;  perhaps  vice  versa. 
That  old  saying,  let  well  enough  alone,  will  do  in  many  cases, 
but  with  a  colt  or  horse  some  little  change  of  this  kind  will 
develop  wonders.  I  have  often  seen  some  little  change  like 
this  improve  a  colt  or  horse  as  much  as  we  see  in  exchanging 
drivers.  The  bit  we  used  on  him  three  months  ago  does  not 
suit  him  now.  He  may  froth  at  the  mouth  or  shake  his  head 
— it  may  be  the  bit,  perhaps  his  teeth.  They  may  have  got 
sharp  and  uneven.  It  will  be  well  to  have  a  horse  dentist 
look  well  to  his  mouth  twice  a  year.  Many  times  we  are.  im- 
posed upon  by  the  doctor  we  call,  as  he  does  not  understand 
his  business,  and  he  will  do  the  colt  more  harm  than  good  by 
filing  away  too  much  of  the  teeth  and  break  the  enamel  of 
the  tooth,  making  the  teeth  sore,  and  the  colt  will  not  cat  as 
much  as  before  the  job  was  done.  But  we  find  it  very  neces- 
sary, and  a  good  horse  dentist  can  make  a  great  improvement 
in  many  horses'  mouths,  so  much  so  that  when  you  come  to 
drive  them  you  will  almost  think  you  have  traded  horses.  If 
his  lips  get  sore  and  peel  off  a  little,  the  best  thing  you  can 
do  is  to  cover  his  bit  with  a  piece  of  pork  rine,  fleshy  side  out, 
for  it  is  necessary  to  have  a  good  mouth  and  have  confidence 
in  it,  or  a  man  makes  awkward  work  driving  him.  The  pork 
rine  will  heal  and  toughen  the  mouth  and  is  very  eas)-  ;  it  will 
many  times  make  almost  a  new  mouth.  Man)'  good  mouths 
are    made    sore    and    spoiled    b)'    a    driver   having   too    much 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER. 


49 


muscle  and  loosing  their  temper  if  the  colt  does  not  go  just 
as  he  wants  him  to  or  makes  a  break,  which  is  many  times 
caused  by  the  driver  not  watching  his  colt  or  horse,  as  you 
will  often  see  drivers  wanting  to  drive  a  whole  field  of  horses 
when  in  fact  he  has  all  he  can  do  to  drive  his  own.  I  have 
often  seen  the  driver  take  a  peek  up  in  the  Grand  Stand  to 
see  if  his  fair  one  is  looking  at  him,  consequently  loosing  con- 
trol of  his  horse  and  he  makes  a  break,  for  which  he  gets  a 
cut  with  the  whip  and  many  times  a  jerk  of  the  reins,  nearly 
enough  to  break  his  neck.  I  have  often  seen  a  heat  lost  in 
this  way  when  it  was  charged  up  to  the  horse,  but  the  fault 
was  wholly  in  the  driver.  I  give  all  of  these  details  so  that 
you  will  be  guarded  against  committing  such  grave  errors  of 
judgment  under  all  circumstances. 

As  you  progress  with  your  colt  watch  him  carefully,  and 
if  you  see  he  is  getting  a  little  off,  let  up  on  him  as  hereto- 
fore advised.  Change  your  mode  of  handling  a  little,  jog 
him  on  the  road  for  a  fev/  days  or  lead  him  behind  a  cart, 
keeping  the  bit  out  of  his  mouth  and  the  harness  off  ;  turn 
him  in  a  paddock  or  smallfield.  letting  him  train  himself  for 
a  week  or  ten  days,  and  when  you  take  him  up  again  and 
commence  work  you  will  find  he  has  improved  more  than  any 
man  could  have  improved  him  in  the  same  length  of  time, 
even  with  careful  training  or  brute  force.  If  your  colt  gets 
tired  of  one  kind  of  feed,  change  it  ;  if  you  have  been  feed- 
ing oats,  give  him  soft  feed  for  a  few  days,  perhaps  a  little 
corn  on  the  ear  or  shelled.  If  it  is  dry,  hot  weather 
and  the  corn  is  shelled  and  hard,  soak  it  for  six  hours  to  soften 
it.  If  his  bowels  get  loose,  a  few  handfuls  of  wheat  every 
day  would  check  them,  or  a  few  slices  of  stale  bread  from 
your  table  is  soothing  and  has  a  tendency  to  regulate  them. 
Many  horses  have  a  natural  looseness  of  the  bowels,  especially 
if  they  go  out  into  a  crowd  where  there  is  any  excitement. 
If  you  give  medicine  to  check  the  bowels  it  is  dangerous, 
you  will  also  be  liable  to  check  his  speed  several  seconds, 
as  I  have  seen  this  occur  in  a  number  of  cases.     You  will  re- 


50  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

member  that  it  is  sometimes  dangerous  in  the  human  family 
also  to  check  a  diarrhea  too  soon,  as  it  causes  a  worse  and 
sometimes  fata)  sickness.  The  fact  is,  keep  as  near  nature  as 
possible  under  all  circumstances  and  you  will  succeed  if  suc- 
cess is  possible. 

Many  times  great  mistakes  are  made  in  booting  a  horse, 
as  horses  of  different  gaits  want  different  boots.  Some  horses 
want  a  close  fitting  quarter  boot  that  buckles  snugly  around  the 
foot,  for  instance,  the  Voltairboot,  which  fits  the  quarter  snug 
and  buckles  in  front  with  four  or  five  straps.  Others  might 
like  the  Cynthana,  the  upper  part  of  which  has  an  attachment 
which  moves  a  little  on  the  foot,  which  just  suits  the  animal. 
Others  might  like  the  old-fashioned  bell  or  tunnel  boot,  as  it 
is  called;  it  moves  up  and  down,  or  turns  around  on  the  foot. 
Many  such  a  little  thing  has  a  tendency  to  help  a  horse's  gait 
more  than  a  man  could  driving  him  a  dozen  times.  Many 
times  they  will  go  better  without  a  quarter  boot,  but  they  will 
hit  and  clip  their  boots  so  much  that  we  are  afraid  to  drive 
them  without  any  on,  when  the  fact  is  the  horse  don't  need 
them,  and  he  is  trying  to  get  them  off,  and  when  you  once 
leave  them  off  he  is  all  right,  goes  straight  and  clean.  This 
applies  to  all  kinds  and  manner  of  using  boots  on  a  horse. 

I  have  had  horses  who  would  not  go  a  bit  with  scalpers 
on,  made  of  leather  ;  you  take  the  same  shaped  boot  made  of 
heavy  Kersey  cloth  and  they  would  go  all  right.  They  seemed 
to  need  the  protection,  but  when  they  hit  against  the  leather 
boot  it  would  seem  to  frighten  them,  and  they  would  hitch 
and  break,  and  act  worse  many  times  than  they  would  without 
any  protection.  I  have  had  the  same  experience  with  shin, 
knee  and  elbow  boots — in  fact  I  favor  the  Kersey  boot  in 
many  cases  to  leather  for  the  above  reason.  In  case  of  a 
horse  having  great  knee  action  and  hitting  his  elbows,  a  boot 
which  is  often  used  is  an  elbow  boot.  This  hitting  is  usually 
caused  by  having  too  much  weight  on  his  front  foot  or  his  toe 
too  short,  it  allows  him  to  fold  his  knee  too  much.  If  his  foot 
is  allowed  to  grow  out,  giving  a  good  length  of  toe,  ho  could 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  5 1 

not  get  over  so  quick,  and  consequently  does  not  fold  so  high. 
In  other  cases,  a  long  buckskin  roll  stuffed  with  deer's  hair, 
to  make  it  soft,  say  six-ply  buckling  in  front  reaching  from 
the  ankle  to  the  knee  joint,  prevents  him  from  touching  his 
elbows.  I  think  the  elbow  boot  is  the  meanest  looking  and 
the  hardest  to  keep  in  its  place  ever  a  horse  wore. 

The  best  elbow  boot  made  in  America  is  made  by  A.  V. 
Smith,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  in  fact,  the  best  Kersey  boot 
of  any  description — quarter,  knee,  shin  or  scalper.  He  also 
keeps  all  kinds  of  horse  boots  and  equipments  of  every  de- 
scription, and  is  always  on  hand  with  a  smile  and  ready  to 
please  the  customer  if  he  can  be  pleased.  He  sells  at  whole- 
sale and  retail. 

It  will  make  a  difference  in  many  cases  in  handling  your 
colt  whether  you  have  a  mare  or  a  stallion,  •  This  does  not 
apply  to  geldings.  ■  In  some  seasons  of  the  year,  especially  in 
hot  weather,  some  fillies  act  worse  while  in  a  heat  than  others. 
They  are  inclined  to  be  frisky  and  a  little  sour  in  their  dispo- 
sition, both  in  harness  and  in  the  stable.  I  have  seen  them 
kick  in  harness  at  such  times  when  they  had  never  thought  of 
it  before.  You  better  not  try  to  work  them  much  for  a  few 
days.  If  you  have  to  exercise  them,  lead  them  behind  a  cart, 
as  many  times  you  tantalize  them  and  injure  their  disposition. 
Stallions,  many  times — colts  as  well  as  aged  horses — during 
the  spring  are  not  as  easily  controlled  as  others,  are  liable  to 
show  temper,  will  sour  on  you  and  don't  seem  to  improve,  A 
large  majority  will  improve  faster  and  do  better  in  a  month 
after  cooler  weather  comes  in  the  fall  than  they  would  in 
three  months  in  the  spring  or  hot  weather  of  the  summer. 
Of  course  there  are  exceptions  to  this.  A  man  should  use 
his  own  judgment  and  act  according  to  his  horse.  Some  will 
train  and  trot  as  well  at  this  time  as  any  season  of  the  year. 
It  is  very  necessary  to  use  a  stallion  support  when  working 
your  horse,  as  many  a  one  has  been  seriously  injured  without 
it.  I  have  often  let  up  on  them  entirely  for  six  weeks  until 
the  weather  changed,  and  the  horse  would  change  with  it  and 


52  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

would  commence  with  new  life  and  take  to  his  work  kindly, 
go  on  and  improve,  and  I  had  a  better  horse  in  the  fall  than  I 
would  if  I  had  kept  his  work  up  all  summer.  It  is  not  neces- 
sary to  let  up  entirely  in  their  work,  so  as  to  relax  their  mus- 
cle. You  might  use  them  in  your  business  on  the  road,  so  as 
to  keep  their  strength,  but  not  go  near  the  track  or  attempt 
to  speed  them.  When  in  the  stable  give  them  just  ordinary 
business  horse  care,  see  that  their  feet  are  kept  soft  and  grow- 
ing, take  fairly  good  care  of  their  legs,  feed  them  so  they  will 
not  take  on  too  much  flesh.  By  using  them  in  this  way  you 
can  have  them  ready  in  twenty-four  hours  to  go  out  and  step 
off  a  good  mile  for  you,  without  endangering  their  legs  or 
affecting  their  wind,  as  we  all  know  that  to  give  a  horse  fast 
work,  many  times  a  quarter  or  half  mile  at  speed,  will  do  them 
more  injury  than  a  hard  race  when  in  good  condition.  I 
speak  from  actual  knowledge,  as  in  my  earlier  experience  1 
injured  some  myself,  as  well  as  seeing  the  same  thing  done  by 
others.  A  burned  child  dreads  the  fire  and  is  able  to  warn 
others. 

Continue  the  conditioning  and  working  of  your  colt  dur- 
ing the  summer  and  winter  of  his  three-year-old  form  about  as 
described  at  two  years  old,  with  the  exception  that  he  will 
stand  more  work,  if  in  your  judgment  he  has  acquired  addi- 
tional strength  and  muscle.  In  the  spring,  at  four  years  old, 
your  colt  virtually  enters  the  ring  as  a  mature  horse,  if  well 
developed,  and  w  ill  hereafter  be  treated  as  such,  as  the  four- 
year-old  record  is  2:1(!,  and  we  must  now  admit  that  at  that 
age  a  horse  that  has  had  proper  handling  ought  to  trot  a  good 
race. 

We  will  now  proceed  on  horses  in  training.  Morses  while 
in  the  hands  of  a  driver  arc  many  times  over  trained  and  go 
amiss,  which  should  be  charged  up  to  the  owner  instead  of  the 
driver,  on  account  of  his  anxiety  to  sec  him  move  on  the  track 
and  fully  extended  every  morning.  I  will  cite  one  instance 
to  prove  this  and  could  mention  several. 

I  had  a  horse  in  training  at  Messina  Springs    man}'  years 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  53 

ago,  owned  by  a  gentleman  in  our  city  that  was  very  anxious 
to  get  the  worth  of  his  money,  and  thought  the  way  to  do  it 
was  to  be  on  hand  every   morning    to  see  that  his  horse  had 
plenty  of  work  on   the   track.      He  was  there   promptly  at   7 
o'clock.      He  would  say,  "  Jack,  have  you  worked  the  horse  ?  " 
I  would  reply,  "  No,  I  thought  I  would  let  the  boy  jog  him  on 
the  road  a  little  ways  this  morning  and  not  speed   him."      His 
reply  w^ould  be,  "  You  better  straighten  him  out   a   little  ;     let 
him  step  along  a  mile  ;  he  will  never  learn  to   trot    unless  you 
trot  him."     And    I    naturally   wanting  to   please  him,  would 
hitch  him  to  a  sulky  and  give  him  a  mile  ;     every   mile  would 
be  slower  than  the  morning  before.     The    facts  are,   the  first 
time  I  hitched  him  to  a  sulky,  taking  him    out  of  his  owner's 
road  wagon,  he  showed  me  a  full  mile  in  2:47,  and  at  the  end 
of  two  weeks  it  was  hard  work  to   drive  him    a   mile  in  3:10. 
I   then   said  to   the   owner  one  of  two  things  you  must  do, 
"Take  this  horse  home  and  keep  him  there  or  leave  the  horse 
with  me  and  you  go  home  and  stay  there  until    I  want  you."' 
The  horse's  ankles  had    chapped,  his   mouth  was  sore,  and   I 
was  sore  to  think  that  a  man  had  no  more  judgment   than  to 
want  to  make  a   trotter   of  a   horse   in   two   weeks.      He  said, 
"All  right  ;  when  you  want  me  you  know  where  to  find   me." 
I  did  not  put  the  harness  on    that  horse  in  five  days  ;  then   I 
commenced   leading    him  behind  a    skeleton  wagon,    as  road 
carts  were  not  in  use  then,   and   gave   him   a  little  run  in  the 
paddock  every  night  and  morning.      His  mouth   got  well,   his 
ankles  healed  up,  and  he  began  to  act  cheerful  and  limber  and 
show  more  spirit.     I  then  put  the   harness   on    him   and  gave 
him  a  slow  mile  or  two  ;    he  seemed  to  like  it.     As  I  met  the 
owner  in  town  one  evening,  I  said,  "Come  over  in   the   morn- 
ing and  see  the  horse  go  ?  "      He  said,   "All   right,    my  boy,  I 
will  be  there;  what  time  shall   I   come?"     I   replied,   "  TLight 
or  nine  o'clock.''     And  he  came.      I    hitched    the    horse,  went 
out  and  gave  him  an  easy  mile   in   about   3:00,     I    cooled  him 
out  and  in  usual  time  put  the  harness  on   him   and   went  out 
again,  he    stepped  off  the   mile  in   2:40  much  easier  than  lie 


54  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

had  ever  went  a  mile  before.  We  were  both  pleased,  and 
when  he  drove  off  he  said,  '•  Good  morning;  when  you  want 
me  again  you  know  where  I  live."  He  never  bothered  me 
any  more,  that  is  wanting  to  see  his  horse  worked.  He  sold 
him  right  away  at  a  good  price  to  be  driven  on  the  road.  I 
have  always  thought  if  he  had  continued  training  he  would 
have  made  a  good  horse.  I  have  made  it  a  rule  ever  since  if 
I  had  a  man's  horse  in  training  and  he  wanted  to  hold  a  watch 
on  him  every  da)'  or  two,  that  the  sooner  I  sent  that  horse 
home  the  better,  because  it -would  lead  to  unkind  words  be- 
tween his  owner  and  myself,  as  the  horse  would  not  do  well. 
I  would  know  the  cause,  but  I  could  not  make  him  think  as 
I  did  about  it.  I  have  even  had  horses  for  people,  years  ago, 
when  they  would  see  me  joging  them  on  the  road,  would  say 
to  a  bystander  or  friend,  "  I  don't  pay  that  man  for  driving 
that  horse  on  the  road  ;  I  could  do  that  myself  ;  I  pay  him 
for  driving  him  on  the  track,"  and  the  man  would  be  con- 
scientious, perhaps  a  good  fellow,  and  liberal  minded,  but  not 
having  any  experience  with  horses,  and  never  having  read  any 
work  of  instruction  on  training  horses,  was  entirely  ignorant 
how  a  horse  should  be  handled  to  improve  his  speed.  If  a 
trainer  would  follow  his  wishes  his  horse  would  be  in  about 
the  shape  of  the  horse  referred  to  above.  So  }'ou  see  every 
man  to  his  business,  and  we  will  live  and  learn.  I  learn  some- 
thing nearly  every  day  about  a  horse,  either  from  my  own  ob- 
servation or  a  word  dropped  perhaps  from  a  stable  boy,  but 
the  idea  was  a  good  one,  and  I  would  adopt  it  as  quick  as  if 
it  came  from  Hiram  Woodruff,  the  great  Dan  Mace,  or  Doble, 
as  many  cases  of  improvement  in  horses  is  as  much  due  to  the 
man  having  the  care  of  them  in  the  stable  as  to  the  man-who 
drives  them.  It  is  just  as  necessary  that  they  should  be  well 
cared  for  after  their  work  as  it  is  to  drive  them  well.  A  good 
and  successful  trainer  is  one  that  watches  his  horses'  as  close 
and  careful  in  the  stable  as  they  would  watch  his  gait  when 
driving  him  on  the  track.  Many  men  who  arc  left  in  charge 
of  good  horses  are  not  fit  to  luu'c  charge   of  a    mule.     Many 


EVERY     MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  55 

of  them  are  willing  to  do  anything  and  everything  while  yon 
are  there,  but  as  soon  as  you  are  out  of  sight  some  of  them 
will  grab  a  blanket,  lie  down  and  go  to  sleep,  and  let  the  horse 
take  care  of  himself;  others  will  go  to  kicking  and  pounding 
a  horse  for  something  he  had  done  an  hour  before  when  you 
were  there,  but  at  that  time  he  did  not  dare  do  it  ;  perhaps 
the  horse  from  fright  would  jump  around  and  strain  himself 
some  way,  the  next  morning  when  you  arrive  at  the  stable  you 
find  the  horse  lame,  the  skin  knocked  off  in  places.  Possibly  he 
fell  down  or  jumped  through  a  door  quick,  scaring  and  in- 
juring his  hip.  You  might  study,  ask,  guess  and  cross-exam- 
ine until  your  head  ached  and  no  one  would  know  how  it 
happened,  and  when  you  cpiestioned  the  groom  too  closely  he 
might  say  he  must  have  got  cast  last  night;  I  never  saw  that 
until  this  morning.  I  have  had  this  occur  when  perhaps  half 
a  dozen  men  or  boys  stood  by  and  saw  it,  but  I  could  not  get 
one  of  them  to  acknowledge  that  they  knew  anything  about 
it.  Perhaps  in  three  months  afterwards,  when  I  had  dis- 
charged the  man  and  he  was  in  some  other  part  of  the  coun- 
try, and  the  horse  had  recovered  or  was  recovering  from  his 
injuries,  one  of  the  other  men  would  say,  "  Boss,  did  not  you 
know  what  ailed  that  horse?''  I  would  say  no.  His  reply 
would  be,  "  I  do  ;  Bill  knocked  him  down,  or  perhaps  went  to 
whipping  him,  and  he  jumped  through  the  door  and  hurt  his 
hip,  strained  his  ankle  or  bruised  his  knee,"  which  would  make 
a  man  boil  like  a  dinner  pot.  Many  a  horse  is  spoiled  in  this 
way  and  thrown  out  of  training  and  the  public  will  say  they 
are  no  good,  they  can't  stand  work,  they  will  never  amount 
to  anything,  when  if  he  had  a  good  groom  he  might  have 
made  a  2:20  or  2:15  horse,  which  was  then  out  of  the  ques- 
tion, ^IJ  owing  to  a  bad  tempered  groom.  I  have  often  said 
to  mysglf,  how  fortunate  it  is  for  men  that  horses  cannot  talk, 
as  they.might  speak  unkind  words  of  their  driver  as  well  as 
their  groom.  I  tell  you  that  kindness  and  nursing  in  the 
stable  has  as  much  to  do  in  developing  speed  as  driving.  I 
have  had  men  that   would   eet  a   horse  to  eat   from   ten  to 


56  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

twelve  quarts  of  oats  a  day,  or  within  twenty-four  hours,  when 
other  men  could  not  get  them  to   eat   more  than   five   or  six 
quarts  in  the  same  time.      It  is  very  necessar}'  that  the  horse 
and  the  groom  agree  and  we  all   know   that   must  be   brought 
about  by  kindness.      I  have  seen  horses  that  would  seemingly 
follow  their  groom  through  fire   and  would   be   lonesome  and 
uneasy  as  soon  as  the  man  was  out  of  his  stall  or  out  of  his 
sight,  would  prick  up  his  ears  and  seem  so  glatl  when  he  came 
back,  would  come  up  to  him  and  smell  him  all  over,  and  would 
want  to  kiss  or  lap  him  with  his  tongue  and  demonstrate  affec- 
tion in  every  possible  manner.     On    the  other  hand,  in   some 
cases  the   horse  would  be   scared    to    death,  seemingly,  would 
fly  to  the  other  side  of  the  stall  and  fairly  tremble  out  of  fear 
that  he  was  going  to  get  a  kick  or  cut  of  a  whip  for  something. 
Many  times  that  horse  would  bite  or  kick    that    man    every 
chance   he  got,  because  he  had   abused   him,  and    revenge  is 
sweet  even  to  a  horse.     On  the  other  hand,  where  there  is  an 
affectionate     understanding    between    horse    and    groom,    no 
amount  of  provocation,  by  fright   or  otherwise,  would  be  suf- 
ficient to  make  that  horse  do   any  harm   to  his  groom  in  any 
way.     This  applies  to  the  driver  as  well  as  the  groom.     I  be- 
lieve many  a  good  horse  has   been    ruined    and   thrown   away 
from  ignorance  and  bad  handling  on  the  track,  in  an  attempt 
to  make  speed  by  brute  force  instead  of  kindness  and  study- 
ing the  horse's  disposition,  as  there  are   no   two   horses   tem- 
pered just  alike  more  than   people.     There  are  ver\'  rare  cases 
where  a  horse  will  not  improve  some  instead  of  going  back  if 
he  is  properly  handled  and  trained.     As  I  have  said  before,  no 
two  want  training  just  alike.     As  a   general  thing  a  man  who 
drives  a  horse  had  better  not  have   much  to   do  with    him  in 
the  stable,  a^  a  horse  knows  the  difference  ;   that   is   to   say, 
don't  like  to   have  the   driver  handle   him   or   rub   him    in   the 
stall.     I  have  seen  cases  where  the  groom  could  do  anything 
that  could  be  done  with  the  horse  in  the  stall — make  a  perfect 
pet  of  him.     When  the  driver  would  attempt  to  go  in  the  stall 
the  horse  would  pitch  at  him   like  a  cross  dog.      I   have  had 


EVERY    INIAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  57 

horses  myself  that  I  did  not  know  that  1  had  ever  given  them 
a  cross  word  or  blow  of  the  whip  in  my  life  that  would  hardly 
allow  me  to  go  into  their  stall  unless  the  groom  was  there. 
They  seemed  to  say,  you  have  no  business  here  ;  you  drive  me 
and  you  get  out  or  I  will  kick  you  out  or  eat  you  up.  So  I 
rarely  go  into  their  stall  to  do  anything  with  them,  and  I  have 
several  of  that  kind  at  present.  If  a  man  comes  and  wants  to 
see  one  of  them,  I  call  the  groom,  no  matter  what  he  is  doing, 
to  come  and  pull  off  the  blanket  rather  than  have  a  row  with 
and  irritate  them.  Great  care  should  be  taken  not  to  irritate 
a  horse's  disposition  more  than  that  of  a  child.  They  know 
just  as  well  who  belongs  there  and  whether  you  are  in  your 
proper  place  as  you  do.  for  I  don't  believe  any  man  gives  a 
horse  credit  for  the  intellect  he  possesses. 

A  good  groom  usually  sleeps  in  the  stall  with  his  horse 
while  in  training,  especially  in  warm  weather,  and  it  is  won- 
derful how  much  affection  a  horse  will  show  for  the  man.  I 
have  often  went  around  to  the  stalls  late  at  night,  say  eleven 
o'clock,  and  found  the  horse  closely  snugged  up  to  the  man, 
so  close  that  it  would  seem  almost  impossible  that  he  was  not 
lying  on  him,  both  asleep,  many  times  the  horse's  head  lying 
on  the  man,  using  him  for  a  pillow.  I  have  had  men  who 
were  sometimes  addicted  to  drink,  be  out  an  evening  and  get 
full,  would  just  be  able  to  get  to  the  stable,  would  manage  to 
get  in  the  stall,  and  perhaps  fall  down  in  the  middle  of  the 
floor.  The  horse  would  step  over  him  and  around  him,  try- 
ing to  find  a  place  to  lie  down,  but  either  stand  up  all  night 
or  wait  until  the  man  got  sober  enough  to  move  along  and 
give  him  room  enough  to  lie  down  without  getting  on  him. 
And  again  I  have  been  to  the  stable  early  in  the  morning  be- 
fore the  man  was  up,  on  occasions  when  they  both  had  their 
natural  rest  and  both  were  sober.  I  would  find  the  horse  up 
standing  over  the  man — he  had  perhaps  pulled  the  blankets 
off  him.  The  horse  would  be  rooting  the  man  with  his  nose, 
and  really  acted  as  though  he  was  trying  to  turn  him  over,  es- 
pecially if  the  man  was  lying  upon  his   face.     You   will  often 


58  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

find  them  sleeping  in  that  position  in  the  stable.  If  the  man 
was  lying  on  his  back,  the  horse  would  be  kissing  his  face, 
tickling  his  ear  with  his  tongue,  and  using  every  means  to 
wake  him  up  gently,  and  it  is  really  amusing  to  see  how  care- 
ful they  were  to  not  harm  the  man.  I  have  seen  them  walk 
across  the  stall  towards  the  feed-box,  perhaps  look  into  it, 
turn  back,  walk  near  the  man,  and  perhaps  raise  a  foot  and 
paw  the  floor,  and  would  seem  to  say,  "  You  lazy  fellow,  why 
don't  you  awake  and  give  me  my  breakfast."  When  the  man 
would  rouse  up,  the  horse  would  dance  around  the  stall  and, 
seem  to  be  as  happy  as  a  puppy  when  his  master  comes  home. 
The  attachment  to  the  groom  seems  to  be  much  augmented 
when  there  is  any  danger,  say  when  we  are  shipping  them  in 
the  cars  from  place  to  place.  The  generality  of  horses  are  not 
contented  one  minute  when  their  groom  is  out  of  sight  or  out 
of  the  car,  but  will  constantly  paw,  fret  and  whinner.  I  have 
seen  them  worry  so  much  in  the  absence  of  the  groom,  even 
on  a  trivial  errand  like  getting  a  lunch,  a  pail  of  water,  etc., 
that  they  would  break  out  in  a  sweat  and  seemed  to  be  in 
constant  fear  when  the  man  was  away,  but  when  the  man 
came  back"  he  would  quiet  down  and  seem  to  feel  safe,  as 
their  bodyguard  was  at  his  post  and  would  protect  them  from 
all  harm. 

Great  care  should  be  taken  on  first  shipping  a  horse  that 
no  accident  occurs  to  frighten  him,  as  hitting  his  head,  bridge 
slipping,  or  touching  the  side  of  the  door  going  in,  as  many 
times  a  little  accident  of  this  kind  will  frighten  a  horse  so  it  is 
almost  impossible  to- get  him  into  a  car,  and  he  will  probably 
never  get  over  it,  not  in  a  long  time  at  least,  so  that  each 
time  you  load  him  you  will  have  trouble.  Great  Eastern  was 
a  very  large  horse,  IT^^  hands  high.  The  first  few  times  I 
loaded  him  there  was  no  accident  and  everything  was  all 
right.  I  remember  loading  him  once  at  roughkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
where  the  side  track  was  much  lower  than  the  platform.  The 
horse  really  had  to  crouch  down  a  little  to  get  in  the  car,  in 
^act  he  had  to  rUmost  creep,  but  he  seemed  to   know   no   fear 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  .      59 

and  was  willing  to  get  in  the  car  the  best  way  he  could.  A 
short  time  after  that,  I  think  at  Utica,  in  loading  him  the 
groom  had  him  by  the  halter-stale  close  to  the  head,  and  about 
the  time  the  horse's  head  got  in  the  door  he  gave  him  a  jerk 
of  the  halter  and  said,  "Come  on  here.''  The  man  was  just  then 
in  more  of  a  hurry  than  the  horse  was,  which  caused  him  to 
raise  his  head  suddenly  and  hit  it  against  the  top  of  the  car. 
It  not  only  frightened  but  it  hurt,  him,  as  the  top  of  a  horse's 
head  is  very  sensitive  and  easily  injured.  It  took  me  a  long 
time  to  get  him  over  it.  I  remember  trying  to  load  him  once 
at  home  in  Syracuse.  Tom  King  and  I  worked  fully  two 
hours  trying  to  persuade  him  to  go  into  the  car,  but  he  would 
not.  Finally  Tom  said,  "  If  you  will  get  me  some  apples  and 
go  away  out  of  sight,  I  will  get  him  in."  So  I  got  the  apples 
and  got  back  out  of  sight  and  watched  the  manceuvering  be- 
tween man  and  horse.  Tom  patted  him,  took  an  apple  out 
of  his  pocket,  took  a  bite  himself  and  gave  the  horse  a  bite, 
took  another  and  offered  the  horse  another,  and  in  that  way 
they  went  walking  along  eating  apples  together  towards  the 
car  door,  and  before  the  horse  realized  where  he  was  or  what 
had  happened  he  was  in  the  car  happy  and  contented  and  the 
apples  were  all  consumed. 

The  public  will  remember  many  serious  accidents  have  oc- 
curred in  loading  horses.  Lady  Thorn,  in  the  prime  of  life, 
was  ruined  at  Rochester  in  loading,  and  that  great  horseman, 
Dan  Mace,  had  her  by  the  halter  at  the  time  to  prevent  acci- 
dent, as  he  knew  her  peculiarities  which  were  developed  in 
the  early  part  of  her  career  by  some  little  mishap  in  getting 
her  in  a  car.  They  had  a  bridge  for  loading  as  good  as  could 
be  made  they  supposed,  but  as  she  got  part  way  up  the  bridge 
she  stopped  and  swung  her  hind  parts  around,  stepped  off 
with  one  foot,  fell  across  the  iron  rail  and  injured  her  hip  so 
that  her  usefulness  was  ended,  except  for  breeding  purposes. 
I  usually  load  my  horses  with  as  secure  bridges  as  I  can  pro- 
cure, have  the  groom  take  them  by  the  halter  stale,  say  from 
two  to  three  feet  from  the  head   and  walk  right  along  in  the 


6o  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

•  car  without  looking  at  the  horse,  as  though  he  did  not  care 
whether  the  horse  came  or  not,  and  I  would  go  behind  taking 
a  good  strong  hold  of  the  horses  tail ;  in  that  way  you  can 
make  their  hind  feet  follow  their  front  ones,  as  you  have  a 
ruder  at  both  ends  to  steer  by,  you  can  prevent  their  stepping 
off  the  bridge  with  their  hind  feet,  they  will  take  care  of  the 
forward  feet  as  they  can  see  them.  A  horse  many  times  gets 
partly  in  the  car,  he  sees  or  hears  something  that  makes  him 
stop  ;  his  first  thought  is  to  back  out  or  turn,  and  that  is  when 
he  steps  off ;  if  you  have  a  good  hold  of  his  tail  you  can  pre- 
vent any  accident.  This  applies  to  unloading  as  well  as  load- 
ing. It  is  always  safest  to  have  a  man  at  each  end  of  a  horse. 
A  horse  should  be  put  in  a  car  with  his  head  towards  the 
center  and  hind  quarters  in  the  end  of  car.  His  head  should 
be  tied  both  ways  across  the  car,  he  is  not  as  liable  to  get 
hurt  as  he  would  be  if  his  head  was  towards  the  end  of  the 
car,  as  the  train  is  liable  to  stop  or  start  sudden,  and  he  injures 
his  head  or  he  flies  back  and  breaks  his  halter,  perhaps  throw- 
ing himself  ;  if  they  are  hitched  the  other  way  they  can't  fly 
back  as  the  end  of  the  car  would  only  be  a  brace  for  the  but- 
locks,  and  would  not  do  much  harm.  The  car  should  be  well 
bedded  with  straw,  then  a  horse  feels  more  at  home  and  con- 
tented. They  will  urinate  as  usual,  where,  if  they  onh'  have 
a  bare  floor  they  will  hold  their  urine  for  hours  longer  than 
usual  to  their  detriment.  This  point  needs  no  illustration,  as 
every  person  knows  by  experience  about  such  neglect  in  his 
own  case.  Occasionally  there  is  a  horse  that  won't  urinate  in 
a  car.  This  should  .be  watched  carefully,  and  when  he  is 
taken  off  and  put  in  a  stable  if  his  urine  is  scanty  or  he  makes 
hard  work  of  passing  it,  he  should  be  treated  for  it.  Give 
him  from  2  to  4  ounces  spirits  of  nitre  ;  give  him  the  first 
named  amount,  wait  three  hours,  and  if  not  relieved  give  2 
ounces  more;  or,  give  Humphrey's  Homeopathic  Specific  H. 
H.  as  directed  on  the  bottle.  This  condition  will  many  times 
knock  off  three  or  four  seconds  of  speed  and  many  times  get 
them  out  of  condition  altogether  for  several  days. 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  6l 

Here  is  another  case  where  you  need  a  bright,  trusty, 
sober'  groom,  as  more  is  depending  on  him  than  his  driver,  as 
the  horse  is  under  his  care  all  the  time  ;  if  the  horse  is  a  little 
off,  and  the  groom  is  competent  and  observant,  he  knows  the 
cause.  The  driver  comes  and  works  the  horse,  finds  he  is  not 
just  right,  comes  in  and  says  to  the  groom,  "What  is  the  matter 
with  this  horse?  Does  he  eat  good?  Is  his  water  all  right? 
Have  you  discovered  anything  wrong?"  Perhaps,  after  ques- 
tioning him  for  a  time,  he  will  tell  you  he  did  not  eat  well 
this  morning,  or  says,  "  I  have  not  seen  him  stale  since  yester- 
day." If  he  had  been  the  right  kind  of  a  groom  he  would 
have  told  the  driver  the  horse  was  not  right  before  working 
him,  and  he  would  have  saved  an  injury  to  the  horse  and 
brought  him  right  much  sooner,  as  the  work  he  got  was  a 
detriment  to  him. 

You  will  find  the  trainer  that  has  the  best  success  with  a 
stable  of  horses  is  the  man  who  is  willing  to  put  up  himself  in 
humble  quarters  in  order  to  be  near  his  horses,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  his  expense  account  allows  him  first-class  hotel  fare 
in  the  city.  There  is  many  a  good  horseman  who  is  in  too 
much  of  a  hurry  to  change  his  clothes  and  get  into  town  after 
giving  his  horse  a  hard  bruising  race  or  after  stiff  work,  in 
giving  him  a  strong  repeat,  telling  the  groom  to  cool  him  out 
so  and  so.  If  in  a  race  and  the  horse  got  beaten  and  the 
driver  is  out  of  sight,  the  groom  don't  do  as  he  is  told,  sa)'s 
perhaps,  "  The  sucker,  he  is  not  worth  taking  care  of,"  and 
don't  do  half  what  he  was  told  to  do.  The  driver  comes  out 
the  next  or  second  day  and  finds  his  horse  a  little  sore,  per- 
haps he  is  coughing.  He  says  to  his  man,  "  What  is  the  mat- 
ter with  this  horse.  Did  you  do  as  I  told  you  last  night  in 
cooling  him  out?"  Of  course  the  man  says  yes.  You  could 
not  expect  him  to  say  he  disobeyed  orders.  It  is  a  fact  I  have 
seen  a  race  between  the  driver  and  groom  to  see  which  would 
get  into  town  first  after  a  hard  race.  The  groom  might  think 
the  horse  not  sufificiently  cooled  out  to  feed  and  he  would  say, 
''  I  will  give  him  his  supper  when   I   get  back,"  and  as  the  re- 


62  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

turn  would  not  be  before  eleven  or  twelve  o'clock,  the  horse 
would  have  to  go  hungry  all  that  time.  The  horse  is  blamed 
for  not  doing  well,  when  really  the  trainer  is  the  one  that  is 
to  blame  for  not  attending  to  his  .own  business,  as  everybody 
knows  that  no  business  will  run  itself  or  be  a  success  en- 
trusted wholly  to  hired  help.  Many  a  good  horse  has  been 
ruined  by  neglecting  to  properly  cool  out  after  a  hard  race  or 
a  stiff  repeat,  w^hen  if  he  was  properly  cooled  out  and  cared 
for  the  work  or  race  would  do  him  good  instead  of  an  injury. 
It  requires  a  great  amount  of  care  and  attention  to  cool  a 
horse  out  properly,  especially  towards  night,  after  strong 
work.  Many  times  more  harm  can  be  done  in  five  minutes 
than  can  be  overcome  in  weeks  by  the  grooms  stopping  and 
talking  together,  the  horses  being  in  a  draft,  not  properly 
clothed  or  kept  out  too  long,  when  he  should  be  in  a  stable, 
it  behig  a  cold  day  or  evening. 

Many  of  these  things  are  done  which  would  not  happen 
if  the  trainer  would  stop  near  his  horses  wdiere  his  eyes  can 
be  on  his  help  and  horses.  There  is  nothing  that  I  enjoy 
more  than  to  be  around  the  stable  to  see  that  my  horses  are 
walked,  watered,  and  fed  properly  and  on  time  ;  then  I  can 
judge  whether  they  are  fit  to  work  and  how  much  they  are 
able  to  stand,  as  the  rule  applies  to  a  horse  as  well  as  man  — 
if  he  can't  eat,  he  can't  work.  This  don't  apply  to  all  men 
who  care  for  horses,  as  there  is  many  bright,  trustworth}'  men 
in  the  business.  Their  horse  is  their  life,  if  either  has  to  be 
neglected  it  is  themselves,  and  in  man\'  cases  they  know  more 
about  a  horse  than  a  trainer.  There  is  many  a  man  training 
horses  that  is  not  fit  to  train  pigs.  The  horse  they  are  work- 
ing knows  more  than  they  do,  and  if  he  could  speak  would 
say,  ''You  fool,  what  are  you  trying  to  do  with  me  ?"  We 
see  it  every  day,  and  I  at  times  turn  and  walk  away  from  such 
exhibitions,  where  it  is  none  of  my  business,  but  it  makes  my 
blood  boil  to  sec  the  abuse  of  that  noble  animal.  Many  men 
are  only  capable  of  getting  in  a  sulky  and  driving  a  horse  a 
fast  mile   or  two,  and   they  can    rcaljy  do  that  well,  but  don't 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  63 

know  or  don't  care  to  have  anything  more  to  do  with  a  horse  ; 
will  leave  that  to  the  boys.  They  don't  seem  to  think  it  is 
.necessary  to  know  anything  about  the  business  of  condition- 
ing or  careing  for  their  horses,  when  the  fact  is,  that  success 
in  the  business  depends  wholly  in  taking  care  of  your  horse 
before  and  after  his  work.  No  man  can  succeed  with  a  stable 
unless  he  spends  a  greater  part  of  his  time  with  his  horses. 
There  is  nothing  I  enjoy  or  think  is  more  necessary  than  to 
hang  about  the  stable,  see  the  boys  cool  out  the  horse,  do 
him  up  and  put  him  away  for  the  night,  and  then  be  there 
early  in  the  morning  to  see  how  my  horse  comes  out.  If  the 
horse  is  not  right,  then  I  know  who  is  to  blame — it  is  the 
horse,  not  the  boys — and  I  say  to  myself  and  the  owner  when 
I  see  him,  "  Your  horse  won't  stand  quite  so  stiff  work  ;  I  am 
in  doubt  a  little  about  that  fellow,  we  have  got  to  make  a 
change.  When  it  comes  his  turn  to  be  worked  again  we  won't 
work  him  quite  so  stiff.  To-day  I  gave  him  three  stiff  heats, 
but  next  time  I  shall  try  giving  him  four  instead  of  three 
heats,  but  not  so  fast,  as  it  is  the  rate  of  speed  that  tells  on 
many  horses,  and  I  think  we  better  bottle  that  speed  for  a 
killing  day  and  keep  it.''  In  about  three  days  I  work  him 
again.  This  horse,  we  will  say,  could  trot  in  2:20,  and  I  had 
worked  him  three  heats — 2:2S,  2:20  and  2:2-i — the  next  morn- 
ing he  would  appear  a  little  muscle  sere  and  care  worn,  is  a 
little  tucked  up  in  the  flank,  perhaps  he  did  not  take  his  break- 
fast with  a  relish. 

The  next  time  I  worked  him  I  gave  him  a  heat  in  2:37, 
second  one  in  2:35,  third  2:334^,  and  the  last  or  fourth  mile  in 
2:31 1  ;  stayed  about  the  stable  until  he  was  thoroughly  cooled 
out  and  done  up,  and  on  the  following  morning  was  at  the 
stable  before  feeding  time  and  had  him  led  out  of  the  stall 
and  walked  a  bit.  I  found  he  appeared  better,  that  he  was 
bright  and  cheerful,  walked  up  promptly  and  when  he  was  put 
back  in  his  stall  was  ready  for  his  breakfast  and  ate  it  as 
though  he  enjoyed  it.  The  fact  is  a  horse  will  stand  nearly  as 
much  again  work  in  a  race  with   other   horses  than  he  will  to 


64  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

go  alone.  It  requires  more  driving  and  more  exertion  on  the 
part  of  the  horse  and  man  than  it  would  in  a  race,  where  there 
is  excitement  and  competition  to  assist  them.  It  is  a  rare 
thing  that  you  see  a  first-class  trainer  driving  his  horse  fast 
miles  in  his  work,  trying  to  break  the  owner's  or  some  friend's 
watch.  The  fact  is  that  it  takes  the  speed  out  of  him,  for  his 
and  his  friend's  amusement,  which  he  should  save  until  the 
day  of  his  race.  The  trainer  would  have  been  much  better 
thought  of  in  the  eyes  of  the  public  and  his  owner  would  have 
been  much  better  off  financially.  It  is  so  natural  for  the  pub- 
lic to  think  that  the  man  that  wins  is  much  the  best  driver. 
You  will  often  hear  it  remarked  by  people  sitting  in  the  grand 
stand  on  the  day  of  a  race,  "  If  I  had  a  horse  that  was  going 
to  trot  I  would  want  that  man  to  drive  him,"  pointing  to  the 
man  who  won  the  race.  Mike  Roden  always  used  to  say  a 
good  horse  makes  a  great  driver,  and  that  is  so  in  many  cases. 
I  have  seen  men  work  along  year  after  year  fussing  with  horses 
and  they  were  hardly  known  ten  miles  from  home.  Finally 
he  appears  on  the  track  with  a  good  horse  and  goes  off  and 
wins  his  race  and  in  twenty-four  hours'  time  he  is  known  all 
over  the  country  and  is  looked  upon  by  the  public  at  once  as 
a  great  driver.  He  jumps  from  obscurity  to  prominence  in  one 
day.  Perhaps  this  was  the  first  horse  he  had  ever  had  that 
would  have  been  a  benefit  to  him  or  any  driver,  and  again  it 
might  be  that  this  was  the  first  and  last  case  where  the  driver 
and  horse  nicked  to  a  charm,  as  I  have  seen  cases  where  the 
man  seemed  fitted  to  the  horse  and  the  horse  to  the  man  and 
neither  of  them  a  real  success  when  separated.  It  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  one  man  is  not  a  success  with  all  horses.  I 
have  known  an  amateur  to  drive  a  particular  horse  much  bet- 
ter and  faster  than  a  professional  of  the  first  order.  He  might 
work  a  lifetime  and  never  find  another  horse  fitted  to  him  or 
that  he  could  drive  a  bit  on  earth.  It  is  not  necessary  to  men- 
tion names,  but  every  man  who  has  been  in  the  business  will 
substantiate  this  statement.  That  old  saying,  practice  makes 
perfect,  will  not  apply  in  this  business,  as  it  recjuires  a  certain 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  65 

amount  of  natural  ^Ut  to  make  a  man  a  success,  though  much 
may  be  acquired  by  patience  and  perseverance  ;  but  it  will 
take  a  man  three  times  as  long  to  develop  a  horse  as  it  would 
a  man  who  had  a  natural  gift  in  handling  horses.  We  often 
see  a  man  who  will  step  around  a  horse  and  see  more  about 
him  in  two  minutes  than  another  man  with  equal  intellect 
would  in  one  hour.  We  will  see  a  man  take  a  horse  with  a  bad 
disposition,  who  has  kicked,  balked  or  bolted,  and  he  can  do 
anything  with  him,  while  the  other  man  could  do  nothing.  I 
have  learned  much  in  watching  that  man  and  learning  his 
tactics,  see  what  he  does  to  bring  about  the  change,  and  ap- 
plied it  to  my  benefit  at  the  first  opportunity,  as  I  don't  be- 
lieve there  is  any  man  so  well  up  in  any  business  but  that  he 
can  learn  something  from  others  in  a  business  in  which  he  is 
interested,  especially  in  training  horses. 

Wonders  will  never  cease,  for  who  would  have  thought 
two  years  ago  that  Guy  would  trot  in  '2:12  in  1888,  and  no  one 
knows  what  he  will  do  in  1889.  Everyone  knows  he  had  been 
in  the  hands  of  talent  year  after  year  and  yet  of  no  account  un- 
til the  right  man  hit  the  right  horse,  as  I  have  said  before. 
This  case  is  proof  of  my  doctrine  that  horses  don't  require  a 
great  amount  of  work,  as  Sanders  does  not  give  Guy  more 
than  one-third  of  the  work  that  he  had  been  in  the  habit  of 
fretting-  in  other  hands,  and  the  result  is  well  known.  He 
gives  him  the  most  of  his  work  in  scoring.  I  have  seen  him 
on  the  track  for  half  an  hour  at  a  time  and  he  would  not  go 
up  the  track  farther  than  the  150  yard  distance  stand,  and 
hardly  go  around  the  turn  past  the  stand  before  he  would  take 
him  up  and  go  back.  He  had  always  been  a  bad  scorer.  He 
would  start  off  on  a  canter  and  would  not  strike  a  trot  for  a 
long  time.  Everyone  remembers  that  at  Buffalo  in  scoring  he 
wore  out  Prince  and  Rosaline  Wilkes,  the  patience  of  the 
judges,  and  in  fact  every  man,  woman  and  child  that  wit- 
nessed the  race. 

At  Rochester,  the  next  week,  though  in  a  large  field  of 
horses,  he  was  greatly  improved   in   that   respect,  and   in  fact 


66  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

continued  to  improve  to  the  end  of  the  season,  both  in  scor- 
ing and  speed.  I  saw  him  trot  at  New  York  and  Philadelphia. 
He  scored  as  well  as  any  horse,  and  his  2:12  at  Cleveland  goes 
to  show  that  the  disposition  of  man  and  horse  nicked  well. 
This  will  apply  to  many  a  good  horse,  or  would  have  been 
good  if  he  had  hit  the  right  man.  I  could  cite  many  a  case  of 
this  kind,  if  necessary,  to  illustrate  my  theory  that  the  dispo- 
sition of  horse  and  man  must  agree  to  make  a  great  success. 
Many  failures  are  made  by  a  man  lacking  the  patience  to 
study  the  disposition  of  his  horse  and  manner  of  treatment 
necessary,  both  in  the  stable  and  on  the  track. 

Referring  to  a  case  of  my  own — Jane  R.  When  she  came 
into  my  hands  she  was  a  high-strung,  nervous,  irritable  little 
thing  and  everyone  that  knew  her  said  she  had  to  be  worked 
to  death  to  make  her  trot ;  that  is  to  say,  must  have  a  large 
amount  of  slow  work  or  she  would  be  flighty  and  foolish  and 
in  fact  no  good.  They  had  been  driving  her  without  blinds, 
shod  with  a  twelve  ounce  shoe  and  a  four  ounce  toe  weight. 
I  soon  found  this  long  work  and  the  weight  she  was  carrying 
sored  her  muscles.  She  had  to  have  considerable  work  to  get 
the  soreness  out  of  her.  She  was  inclined  to  be  scringy  be- 
hind, had  a  large  heavy  tail,  and  seemed  to  be  afraid  of  it,  did 
not  want  me  to  touch  it  or  take  it  in  my  hand,  and  would 
jump  every  motion  I  made.  She  not  having  been  driven  with 
winkers  on  could  see  every  move.  They  cautioned  me  that  I 
must  be  very  careful  not  to  touch  her  tail  or  attempt  to  sit  on 
it  when  driving  her  to  a  sulky. 

I  started  her  oVer  through  the  Eastern  Circuit  in  the 
spring,  knowing  she  had  a  good  deal  of  speed  if  I  could  con- 
trol it.  I  trotted  her  three  or  four  races  and  got  very  little 
money  out  of  any  of  them,  and  sometimes  was  unplaced  and 
was  trotting  outside  of  2:o()  all  the  time.  I  finally  decided  to 
make  a  change,  so  I  re-shod  her,  put  the  Locky  pad,  hereto- 
described,  under  her  shoe,  left  the  toe  weight  off  and  went 
out  and  moved  her  and  found  I  had  made  quite  an  improve- 
ment.    Then  I  shortened  up  her  work,   instead    of  giving  her 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  6/ 

seven  or  eight  miles  in  the  morning  on  a  jog  I  would  give  her 
three  to  fOur  miles,  according  to  the  weather  and  roads.  I 
found  she  was  better,  that  is,  she  had  more  speed  and  was  in- 
clined to  be  steady.  Then  I  put  winkers  on  her,  and  she 
seemed  to  say  to  me,  "  Now  I  am  right,"  and  in  fact  I  had 
another  horse.  She  would  rarely  break,  in  fact,  I  cannot  re- 
member her  making  a  break  without  a  real  good  cause  the 
balance  of  the  season.  The  fact  was  the  weight  she  was  car- 
rying caused  her  to  hit  the  ground  hard  it  stung  and  hurt 
her  feet.  I  soon  found  I  could  take  her  tail  up  and  sit  on  it ; 
it  was  big  and  heavy  and  would  dangle  between  her  legs, 
which  annoyed  her.  A  man  should  always  put  the  tail  under 
him,  being  careful  not  to  draw  it  too  tight.  I  started  her 
again  in  the  fall  over  the  same  battle  ground,  and  in  seven 
races  won  all  of  them.  She  proved  to  be  as  good  a  race  horse 
for  what  she  could  do  as  any  animal  I  ever  handled,  and  re- 
quired as  little  work,  in  fact,  I  gave  her  hardly  any  work  be- 
tween her  races.  She  was  a  high-strung  mare,  when  I  got  her 
right  she  seemed  to  be  as  level-headed  as  any  horse  could  be. 
I  gave  her  a  record  of  2:2G,  but  trotted  many  heats  much 
faster,  and  I  sold  her  in  the  fall  to  Mayor  Dickson,  of  New 
York,  for  $5,000.     She  has  since  trotted  in  2:21. 

Another  particular  case  was  the  noted  stallion  King  Al- 
mont.  When  he  came  into  my  hands  he  was  considered  of 
very  little  account ;  that  is,  he  was  speedy,  but  not  a  good 
race  horse,  as  he  was  thought  not  to  be  able  to  go  the  route 
out.  He  had  a  record  of  2:32  or  2:33  at  that  time,  but  seemed 
to  be  sore  and  was  all  tied  up.  The  fact  was  his  feet  were 
hurting  him.  His  feet  looked  good,  but  they  were  not.  They 
were  pinched  from  bad  shoeing,  heels  were  very  high  and  in- 
clined to  be  narrow,  the  sole  of  the  foot  was  very  high  and 
cuppy — in  fact,  I  had  him  fully  two  months  before  I  was  able 
to  drive  him  a  mile  in  2:40.  I  finally  decided  the  whole 
trouble  was  in  his  feet.  I  commenced  moderately  letting 
down  his  heels,  using  the  leather  and  sponge — Lookey  pad — 
which  kept  the  sole  of  his  foot  moist.     They  commenced  to 


68  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

spread,  which  gave  him  great  relief,  and  with  a  little  prepara- 
tion of  ammonia  and  sweet  oil'  around  the  coronet  I  started  a 
healthy  growth  of  the  foot.  I  was  careful  not  to  get  it  strong 
enough  to  blister,  but  just  enough  to  irritate.  I  found  he 
could  then  go  as  many  heats  as  any  man's  horse,  when  he  was 
free  from  soreness  and  his  feet  were  grown  down  in  natural 
form.  I  started  him  towards  fall  and  gave  him  a  few  easy 
races,  one  of  which  was  at  Oswego  against  the  bay  stallion 
Steva,nus,  record  2:28.  They  seemed  to  think  a  stallion  race 
would  draw  a  good  crowd,  so  they  came  up  and  hired  me  to 
go  to  Oswego  with  King  Almont  and  Mr.  Jenney's  Stevanus. 
My  horse  had  not  been  going  a  bit  until  about  ten  days  be- 
fore, when  he  seemed  to  begin  to  act  quite  like  a  trotter.  I 
thought  it  a  good  time  to  start  him,  as  I  was  guaranteed  a 
certain  amount  and  expenses.  I  did  not  have  much  confi- 
dence in  the  horse,  but  thought  it  a  good  time  to  experiment 
with  him.  When  I  got  down  there  the  Association  had  heard 
the  talk  around  town  that  Stevanus  was  to  win  as  a  sure  thing 
and  were  considerably  aroused  about  it,  came  to  me  to  know 
if  it  was  so.  I  told  them  it  was  not,  I  should  win  if  I  could. 
But  the  knowing  ones  did  not  think  it  was  necessary  to  have 
a  job  ;  they  knew  Stevanus  could  win  and  played  their  money 
accordingly.  They  had  Mr.  Van  Valkenburg  from  Ogdens- 
burg  there,  who  had  given  Stevanus  his  record  over  a  half- 
mile  track,  so  that  made  it  doubly  sure  on  their  part.  We 
went  out  and  the  fun  commenced.  To  their  surprise  I  won 
the  first  heat  in  about  2:32.  I  won  the  second  heat  in  2:31|, 
and  then  there  was  trouble.  The  wise  ones  were  in  the  hole, 
and  they  began  to  try  to  see  some  way  to  dig  out,  and  the 
very  men  who  were  so  afraid  there  was  a  job  and  thought  I 
was  going  to  pull  my  horse  were  the  first  ones  to  come  to  me 
and  asked  me  to  pull  him  to  save  their  friends'  money.  lUit 
by  that  time  things  had  got  warm.  There  had  been  much 
talk  and  I  had  made  up  my  mind  that  I  wanted  to  win.  The 
owner  of  the  big  stallion  was  there  antl  he  wanted  me  to  win 
if  I  could,  as  would   be  natural,  as  he  wanted   reputation   for 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  69 

his  stallion  and  had  not  got  much  at  that  time.  By  this  time 
things  had  got  to  fever  heat  and  I  guess  the  boys  thought 
something  had  got  to  be  done  to  save  their  money,  and  as  we 
went  up  the  stretch  to  score  Stevanus  turned  fully  three  rods 
ahead  of  me.  I  came  down  easy,  not  thinking  we  would  get 
the  word,  but  the  boys  thought  now  or  never,  and  they  gave 
us  the  w^ord  go.  It  was  the  first  time  I  had  ever  seen  that 
horse  show  any  pluck  or  determination  to  try  to  beat  a  horse. 
When  they  said  go  he  seemed  to  fly.  Before  we  had  gone 
forty  rods  I  had  caught  Stevanus  and  when  we  got  to  the 
quarter  pole  I  had  him  beat  a  length.  I  won  the  heat  as  I 
pleased  in  about  2:30.  There  was  many  a  long  face  as  I 
turned  and  came  back  to  the  stand.  I  felt  a  good  deal  hap- 
pier than  I  many  times  have  when  I  have  won  more  money, 
as  there  are  times  in  life  when  satisfaction  is  worth  more  than 
money.  I  had  that  in  finding  out  that  I  had  a  good  horse  or 
would  have  before  snow  flew. 

I  then  entered  him  at  Island  Park,  Albany,  in  tjie  2:30 
class.  He  started  against  General  Ewing,  ahorse  Alex.  Lewis 
had  brought  from  Salt  Lake  City,  that  had  won  at  Chicago 
and  Cleveland,  making  a  record  of  2:21|,  and  the  boys  thought 
him  about  invincible  in  the  class  ;  Valley  Boy,  St.  Cloud  and 
several  other  real  good  ones  started.  Judging  from  the  way 
pools  sold  the  talent  thought  General  Ewing  had  a  walk  over, 
as  he  was  a  favorite  of  three  or  four  to  one  over  the  whole 
field.  I  thought  well  of  the  big  stallion,  and  put  a  little 
money  on  him  ;  if  I  remember  right,  the  amount  was  $50. 
When  the  bell  rang  we  went  out  and  the  war  began,  and  in 
scoring  I  found  I  had  a  pretty  good  horse.  When  we  got  the 
word  Ewing  shot  to  the  front,  I  went  a  piece  of  the  route 
with  him  and  satisfied  myself  that  I  was  as  good  as  he  if  not 
a  little  better.  I  then  took  my  horse  back  and  laid  up  the 
heat.  Ewing  won  the  heat  apparently  in  a  jog  ;  time,  2:19i^  ; 
and  then  he  was  a  booming  favorite.  I  told  the  boys  to  put 
on  a  little  more  money,  that  I  thought  I  could  do  him.  One 
of  the  talent  on  Ewing's  staff  overheard  some  of  the   conver- 


70  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

sation  and  looked  at  me  and  said,  laughingly,  "Well,  if  that 
big  lobster  can  win  I  am  willing  to  lose  my  money  and  walk 
to  Chicago."  He  had  to  lose  his  money,  but  I  don't  know 
whether  he  walked  or  not,  for  I  done  him  after  giving  the  boys 
quite  a  scare.  When  we  got  the  word  on  the  second  heat  1 
just  moved  the  big  horse  out  and  went  around  the  party,  in- 
cluding Ewing,  like  a  cooper  around  a  barrel.  I  had  the  lead 
well  up  into  the  stretch  when  one  of  my  tugs  got  off,  and  be- 
fore I  saw  it  got  down  on  the  ground,  the  horse  stepped  on  it 
and  broke,  Ewing  winning  the  heat  in  2:2.5^,  making  him  two 
heats  in.  Then  the  friends  on  my  sta.fi  that  had  a  little 
money  on  the  big  horse  became  very  uneasy  and  began  hedg- 
ing their  money  off,  and  the  talent  on  the  other  side  said,  "  It 
is  just  as  I  told  you,  he  is  a  big  lobster,  he  will  quit,"  and  im- 
agined they  had  the  money  in  their  pocket  and  had  started 
for  home,  but  I  made  them  give  it  back,  for  I  won  the  next 
heat  in  2:20|,  the  next  in  2:29,  with  hands  down,  and  then  the 
turmoil  come,  the  kickers  commenced  to  squeal,  coming  on 
the  track  and  wanted  a  new  driver  put  up  behind  Ewing,  and 
nothing  else  would  do  but  the  driver  must  be  changed.  The 
judges  took  out  Alex.  Lewis  anci  put  in  Ollie  Woodward,  of 
Boston,  but  it  made  no  difference,  as  I  won  the  fifth  heat  in 
2:26|-,  as  I  pleased.  It  was  late  in  the  fall  and  the  track  was 
very  heavy.  The  time  was  good  as  2:23  or  2:24  on  a  good 
track.  It  was  as  great  a  surprise  party  as  you  ever  saw.  The 
big  horse  had  proved  himself  a  good  race  horse  and  dead 
game,  and  the  boys  that  had  any  confidence  in  him  won  quite 
a  bundle  of  money,  and  as  for  myself,  I  did  not  want  for  coal 
that  winter. 

The  next  week  I  shipped  him  to  Belmont  Park,  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  met  a  large  field  of  good  horses  in  the  2:;)1 
class.  The  gray  gelding,  General  Bemish,  2:2<t2  ;  Valley  Boy, 
2:24:^  \  Crown  Point  Maid  and  Charlotte  Cushman.  The  bet- 
ting was  good,  as  Almont  was  not  a  favorite  until  he  had  won 
two  heats.  General  Bemish  won  the  first  heat  in  2:2S|-,  King 
Almont  won  the  second  in   2:2()|,   the  third  in  2:28,  and  still 


EVERY    MAN    MIS    OWN   TRAINER.  7 1 

Bemish  sold  over  him  in  the  pools,  as  the  boys  all  considered 
the  winninir  of  the  third  heat  a  scratch,  as  he  only  beat 
Bemish  out  by  a  head.  But  here  was  a  kind  of  a  horse  that 
the  old  man  Doble  used  to  say,  "  You  could  lose  with  easier 
than  you  could  win,"  for  you  did  not  have  to  pull  him  if  you 
did  not  want  to  win,  all  you  had  to  do  was  not  drive  him 
quite  so  hard,  for  he  required  a  good  deal  of  hetchling.  I 
have  driven  him* many  heats  when  I  thought  I  was  more  tired 
at  the  finish  than  he  was,  still  he  could  go  as  many  heats  in 
one  notch  as  any  horse  I  ever  saw. 

Before  the  public  got  to  know  him  you  would  hear  it  re- 
marked every  heat  he  won,  "  That  is  the  last  heat  he  will  win 
to-day.''  He  was  a  horse  that  would  act  dull  and  sluggish  at 
the  finish  of  a  heat  and  would  many  times  blow  like  a  por- 
poise, and  in  fact  it  took  me  a  long  time  before  I  could  be- 
lieve in  his  being  a  real  game  horse.  I  had  quite  a  little  money 
on  him  before  the  race  began  ;  I  kept  putting  on  a  little  more. 
My  friends  that  had  money  on  him  came  to  me  after  the  fin- 
ish of  the  third  heat  and  said,  "  Jack,  he  is  as  dead  as  a  ham- 
mer ;  he  won't  do.  Bemish  outfinishcd  him.''  And  really  I 
felt  a  little  that  way  myself,  but  still  I  said  it  won't  do  to 
weaken.  So  I  told  the  boys  they  could  do  as  they  liked,  but 
I  should  not  eliange  any  of  my  money,  but  I  should  not  put 
on  any  more.  The  big  rascal  blowed  out  in  five  minutes  and 
was  seemingly  ready  in  ten  minutes  for  the  bell  to  ring  for 
another  heat.  When  the  bell  did  ring,  which  was  in  twenty 
minutes,  he  was  as  fresh  as  a  daisy  and  went  out  and  won  the 
fourth  heat  just  as  he  pleased  ;  2:26^  was  hung  out,  but  out- 
siders had  the  time  some  faster. 

The  fact  was  this  was  a  singular  kind  of  a  horse.  He  was 
inclined  to  be  slack,  did  not  worry  about  anything  and  would 
not  do  any  more  than  he  was  obliged  to.  He  was  very  hearty, 
was  a  great  feeder,  and  if  not  watched  would  fill  himself  so 
full  that  he  could  not  go  a  bit.  He  would  blow  and  take  on 
and  be  apparently  all  tired  out  after  going  one  heat.  The 
groom  had  to  attend   to  his   business  and   keep'  the   hay  and 


72  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

water  away  from  him  in  excess  of  his  regular  allowance,  which 
I  had  learned  he  needed.  This  horse  had  to  have  his  hay  and 
water  restricted  the  day  before  a  race,  as  he  was  a  very  hearty 
horse  and  required  a  good  deal  of  feed  to  keep  him  strong. 
We  know  there  is  a  great  difference  between  horses  in  feeding 
to  keep  them  in  condition.  I  have  heard  it  remarked  in 
human  labor  that  a  big  heavy  eater  was  sluggish  and  was  not 
able  to  do  as  good  a  day's  work  as  a  more  nervous,  active 
light  eater.  I  really  think  this  applies  to  a  horse  as  well  ;'but 
when  he  was  thoroughly  prepared  he  was  a  race  horse  of  the 
first  water  and  had  a  good  rugged  constitution  man  to  drive 
him.  These  are  a  class  of  horses  that  I  do  not  like  as  race 
horses  as  they  are  hard  to  condition  and  hard  to  drive,  but 
this  was  an  exception,  for  I  liked  this  big  horse  because  he 
would  always  get  some  of  the  money  and  would  generally  win 
if  he  was  not  outclassed  too  much.  He  would,  if  right,  get 
the  largest  end  of  the  money  before  the  sun  went  down.  I 
really  think  he  could  keep  his  clip  as  far  if  not  farther  than 
any  horse  I  ever  had.  You  could  commence  to  drive  him 
when  they  said  go  and  keep  at  him  the  whole  mile  and  if  you 
did  not  get  tired  he  would  not.  I  had  to  keep  hold  of  his 
head  all  the  time,  keep  lifting,  fishing,  tapping  him  with  the 
whip,  first  in  one  place,  then  in  another,  and  occasionally  a 
rap  with  the  rein  would  seem  to  touch  him  in  a  new  place  ;  at 
times  would  run  the  reins  backwards  and  forwards  across  his 
hip  as  though  I  was  going  to  take  both  reins  in  one  hand,  and 
release  the  right  hand  so  as  to  hit  him  harder  with  the  whip; 
that  would  make  him.  think  I  meant  business,  and  he  would 
let  out  another  link.  But  I  did  not  dare  to  hit  him  too  hard 
or  too  many  times  in  one  place  ;  if  I  did  he  would  sulk  or 
break — it  would  make  him  mad.  In  fact,  a  man  had  to  work 
his  passage  to  drive  this  big  horse,  but  as  I  said  before,  if  the 
driver  did  not  weaken  he  would  not.  He  won  me  a  great 
many  hard  fought  races  and  a  good  pot  of  money  and  I  re- 
gard him  to-day  as  a  great  stallion,  though  he  was  badly  used 
and  not  much  thought  of  before  I  got  him. 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  73 

After  this  race  I  took  him  home,  removed  his  shoes,  put 
a  h'ght  blister  around  the  coronet  of  his  front  feet  so  as  to 
keep  them  growing  and  in  a  good  healthy  condition,  as  I  had 
before  had  considerable  trouble  with  them.  I  had  by  this 
time  made  up  my  mind  he  was  really  worth  a  good  wintering, 
and  I  gave  it  to  him,  that  is,  I  cooled  him  out  with  soft  feed, 
reduced  his  grain  about  one-half,  gave  him  about  four  to  six 
quarts  of  carrots  every  day  until  the  weather  got  cold — they 
are  too  refrigerating  a  nature  to  feed  in  cold  weather  ;  I  don't 
like  to  feed  them  or  any  other  roots  in  freezing  weather.  In 
fact,  only  a  few  of  them  at  any  time,  as  I  think  too  much  of 
them  makes  a  horse  too  sappy  and  the  muscles  flabby.  I 
gave  him  a  walk  of  half  a  mile  every  day  in  a  tan-bark  ring  ; 
his  feet  grew  and  spread  at  the  heels.  I  kept  him  in  this  way 
until  about  the  middle  of  January,  then  I  put,  on  his  shoes 
and  commenced  to  jog  him.  For  the  first  ten  days  I  jogged 
him  every  other  day  three  or  four  miles,  the  intervening  day 
I  walked  him  in  the  ring.  After  ten  days  I  jogged  him  every 
day  when  it  was  fit  weather  for  a  horse  to  be  out.  When 
spring  came  and  I  commenced  to  work  him  on  the  track,  I 
found  he  had  improved  very  much  from  the  year  before,  and 
I  think  it  was  on  account  of  his  feet,  as  they  had  got  by  this 
time  in  a  natural  state  and  seemed  to  be  sound.  He  was  not 
looking  for  a  soft  place  to  set  his  foot  down,  but  hit  right  out 
straight  and  square — in  fact,  he  was  another  horse.  This 
spring  I  trotted  him  some  races  over  half-mile  tracks  at  El- 
mira  and  Bradford,  Pa.,  as  I  did  not  care  to  give  him  hard 
races  early  in  the  season,  so  I  gave  him  these  races  to  season 
him  up,  for  the  benefit  of  the  horse,  regardless  of  finances,  as 
I  expected  to  look  after  the  money  later  in  the  season,  and  I 
did  look  after  it  and  found  it.  I  started  him  his  first  race  over 
a  mile  track  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  the  latter  end  of  the 
Grand  Circuit,  in  the  2:25  class.  He  competed  in  a  large  field 
of  horses.  One  of  the  contesting  horses  was  the  gray  gelding 
Don,  driven  by  J.  J,  Bowen,  of  Boston.  I  was  not 
anxious  to  give  my  horse  a  hard  race.     I   placed  my  faith   in 


74  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

Don  and  put  my  money  on  him  accordingly.  He  pulled  off 
the  money  according  to  rule  after  a  hard  race  of  five  or  six 
heats,  of  which  King  Ahnont  won  two  in  2:25^  and  2:25.  I 
think  he  could  have  won  another  if  the  money  had  been 
right.  He  proved  himself  a  better  horse  than  I  thought,  as 
he  had  no  work  over  a  mile  track  up  to  this  time.  The  next 
week  he  was  entered  at  Hartford  in  the  2:25  class,  in  a  good 
field  of  horses.  [Barbara  Patchen  2:24|,  Handicap  2:22, 
Index  2:21,  Magic  2:25^,  Maggie  F.,  2:26,  Valley  Boy  2•.2^, 
and  Jack  Sailor  2:25^.]  I  placed  my  faith  in  the  big  stallion 
and  played  a  few  hundred  dollars  in  money.  He  won  the 
race  after  five  heats.  I  laid  up  the  first  heat,  not  making  a 
move  for  it.  Handicap  won  it  in  2:24|^.  I  won  the  second 
heat  in  2:22|- ;  in  the  third  heat  I  threw  a  shoe  and  it  was  won 
in  2:24:|^  by  Barbara  Patchen.  I  won  the  fourth  heat  in  2:23^, 
fifth  heat  in  2:23. 

The  next  week  I  entered  him  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  and 
started  him  in  the  2:23  class  against  Stephen  G.,  Frank,  Handi- 
cap, and  Sleepy  Joe,  a  horse  that  had  not  been  beaten  a  race 
that  year  down  the  line.  My  race  at  Providence  was  to  have 
been  trotted  on  Tuesday,  but  was  postponed  until  Thursday 
on  account  of  bad  weather.  I  had  Almont  entered  to 
trot  on  Friday  at  Mystic  Park,  Boston,  I  was  a  little  grecd\' 
for  money  and  thought  he  was  made  of  iron.  I  thought  he 
Could  win  both  races,  and  in  order  to  save  him  as  much  as 
possible,  I  shifted  my  tactics  and  decided  I  would  close  this 
race  up  in  three  heats  instead  of  laying  him  up  the  first  heat. 
I  went  away  and  won  the  first  heat  in  2:21^*.  In  the  second 
heat  my  horse  stepped  in  a  loose  place  near  the  cpiarter  pole 
and  made  a  bad  break,  Stephen  G.  winning  the  heat  in  2:23i. 
I  won  the  third  heat  in  2:22|.  Sleepy  Joe  had  been  laying  up 
all  this  time  and  had  not  moved  for  a  heat.  When  we  got 
the  word  for  the  fourth  time  he  turned  loose  and  came  at  me, 
and  we  went  lapped  the  entire  mile.  I  had  too  much  confi- 
dence in  the  King  and  was  driving  him  a  little  too  easy  in  the 
stretch,  not  keeping  at    him  in  my  hammer  and  tongs  way  as 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  75 

usual.  As  we  neared  the  stand  Sleepy  Joe  was  out-trotting 
me  a  little,  he  had  got  his  nose  to  my  saddle-girt.  The  big 
horse  when  I  called  on  him  did  not  respond  as  I  thought  he 
ought  to,  and  I  hit  him  a  hard  blow  on  the  shoulder  with  the 
whip,  which  made  him  mad.  He  broke  and  jumped  sideways, 
nearly  running  me  into  the  fence.  Sleepy  Joe  won  the  heat 
in  2:23.  Then  the  boys  said,  "  It  is  all  up.  Sleepy  Joe  will 
win  it."  My  friend  J.  J.  Bowen  and  others  came  running  to 
me  to  know  what  to  do,  as  they  had  money  on  King,  and 
said,  "  Shall  we  get  our  money  off  or  let  it  stand  ?  "  I  says,  "  I 
have  about  $400  on  the  King  and  I  shall  let  it  be  where  it  is, 
as  I  know  how  I  lost  that  heat ;  it  was  I  that  was  to  blame 
and  not  the  horse."  Billy  Campbell,  the  owner  of  Sleepy  Joe, 
put  on  about  $1,000  on  his  horse  before  we  started  for  the 
fifth  heat,  as  he  thought  they  could  not  lose  it,  and  in  fact 
every  one  thought,  as  they  had  so  often  before,  that  the  big 
horse  had  got  done.  I,  knowing  the  horse,  thought  dif- 
ferent. The  fourth  heat  proved,  as  I  have  told  you  before, 
that  he  would  not  bear  a  hard  blow  with  the  whip,  and  any 
horse  with  his  temperament  will  not.  When  we  came  out  for 
the  fifth  heat  I  prepared  myself  and  the  horse,  that  is,  I  was 
determined  with  him,  sharpened  him  up  before  going  up  for 
the  word,  and  when  we  scored  up  and  got  off  I  went  around 
Sleepy  Joe  like  a  cooper  around  a  barrel.  I  took  the  pole  at 
the  first  turn,  then  took  my  horse  right  back  and  let  Joe  come 
up  on  the  outside  of  me;  then  went  out  into  the  middle  of 
the  track,  as  the  track  near  the  pole  was  badly  cut  up  as  the 
Madam  and  Mertie  Peek  combination  had  run  a  five-mile 
race  between  heats.  I  staid  there  the  entire  mile.  Joe 
and  the  King  went  like  a  double  team.  I  was  satisfied  that  I 
could  out-trot  him  at  any  time,  but  did  not  try  to  go  away 
from  him,  just  simply  kept  my  horse  reined  up  and  ready  for 
a  brush  at  a  breath's  warning,  and  we  did  not  either  of  us 
seem  to  be  in  much  of  a  hurry  until  we  got  up  near  where  the 
money  was.  We  went  in  that  way  until  well  inside  of  the 
draw  sates — neck  and  neck.     Then  we   both  made  the   drive. 


jG  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER, 

When  I  moved  the  bit  in  King's  mouth  and  spoke  sharp  to 
him  he  went  away  from  Joe  Hke  a  train  of  cars  going  away 
from  a  stage  coach  and  won  the  heat  by  nearly  two  lengths 
right  back  in  2:23,  and  we  must  have  gone  fully  a  mile  and  an 
eighth,  for  that  track  is  very  wide  and  I  was  in  the  centre  of 
it.  Then,  of  course,  there  were  some  long  faces  and  some 
smiling  ones.  For  my  part,  I  was  happy.  Billy  Campbell 
complained  that  I  pinched  him  on  the  turn,  taking  the  pole 
too  quick,  but  the  judges  did  not  seem  to  think  so  and  gave 
me  the  lieat  and  race. 

We  took  the  big  horse  to  the  stable  and  I  stayed  with 
him  until  about  10  o'clock  at  night  and  saw  him  nicely  cooled 
out,  saw  him  eat  his  supper  and  have  his  usual  play  spell  with 
his  companion — a  dog  which  I  had  with  him  that  year.  He 
was  very  fond  of  him.  It  did  not  matter  how  hard  a  day's  work 
he  had  done  or  how  late  it  was,  when  the  boys  got  him  done 
up  and  he  had  eaten  his  supper  and  was  ready  for  bed,  he 
must  have  the  dog  for  a  little  play  spell.  If  the  dog  was  not 
in  the  stall  he  would  walk  around  and  look  and  call  for  him 
as  plain  as  he  could.  The  boys  would  open  the  door  and  call 
the  dog  in  as  he  might  be  out  to  play.  He  would  be  very 
glad  to  see  him,  would  grab  him  by  the  back  and  throw  him 
across  the  stall  a  few  times.  The  dog  would  take  it  all  in 
good  part.  I  never  knew  him  to  bite  or  hurt  him  in  the 
least.  He  would  sometimes  grab  his  halter-stale  and  King 
would  swing  him  as  a  dog  would  a  rat,  then  they  would  go  to 
bed  and  snug  down  together  like  a  couple  of  kittens. 

The  next  morning  we  brought  Almont  into  town  at  five 
o'clock,  put  him  in  a  car  and  shipped  him  to  Boston.  The 
train  was  two  hours  late,  we  did  not  get  to  Boston  until  after- 
noon. Then  the  boys  had  to  walk  the  horse  out  to  the  track, 
which  is  about  seven  or  eight  miles.  When  they  arrived  at 
Mystic  Park  the  other  horses  in  the  2:23  class,  in  which  1  had 
King  entered,  were  out  on  the  track,  all  warmed  up  and  ready 
to  start.  Deucalion,  2:22;  Modock,  2:19^- ;  Index,  2:21  ;  Iler- 
sey,  2:25f ,  were  in  the  race.     I  thought  I  would  start  King  to 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  J"] 

save  his  entrance  money  if  nothing  more,  as  I  knew  he   could 
not  be  much  good.      He  was  chapped    under  the  ankles  and  a 
little  care  worn  from  his  yesterday's  work  and  the  day's  jaunt, 
and  if  I  had  not  known  he  was  a  cast-iron  horse,  I  would  not 
have  started  him.     I  had  learned   that   he  would   stand    most 
anything.      He  would  lie  down,  stretch  out  and  get  his  rest  at 
any   time    when   he   had    an    opportunity.     There   is  a    great 
difference  in  horses  about  that,  some  will  lie  down  in  the  day 
time  and  rest  out,  no    matter  who   or    how    many   is   around. 
Such  horses,  as  a  rule,  are  good    campaigners,  they   will  take 
things  easy  and  get  all  the  rest    and    comfort   they  can  when 
you  give  them  a  chance.     Many  horses  will   not   lie   down  in 
the  day  time   unless  the   stall   is  darkened   and  everything  is 
quiet  about  them.     We  went  on  with  the  others  and   got  the 
word.     Deucalion   got   the   first   heat   in   2:22^-;   Modock  won 
the  next  heat  in  2:20|,  the  third  in  2:18i,  the  fourth  in  2:20J-, 
and  that  ended  the   race.*  Deucalion  got    second  money  and 
King  got  third.     In  the  last  heat  King  pulled  a  shoe   and  cut 
his  quarter  very  badly,  so  that  the  next  morning  he  was  very 
sore.     I    removed   his   shoes,    put   poultices  on    his  front  feet 
and  he  laid  down  the  most  of  the  time   for  the    next  twenty- 
four  hours.     I  did  not  disturb  him,  but   let   him    rest   for  two 
days.     I  would  have  let  him  gone  another  day  only  I  had  him 
entered  in  the  great  Balch  stallion    race   at    Beacon    Park  the 
next  week,  Sept.  20,  18So.      It  was  a  $2,000  purse  and  a   good 
field  of  horses.     I    was   very  anxious   to  start  him  in  it.     On 
the  third  day  I  put   on    his   shoes,  jogged   him    two  miles  and 
the  boys  and  myself  stayed    right  by   him,   nursed   and  done 
ever)'thing  we  possibly  could  for  his  comfort,  as  his  race  come 
off  the  next  Wednesday.     On  Monday  I  moved  him.  two  slow 
miles — one  in   2:45   and   the   other  in   2:40.     The   star  of  the 
coming  race  was  Deucalion  by  Hambletonian   10  ;    he    won  a 
heat  at  Mystic  Park  the  week  before  in  2:22|,  and  forced  out 
Modock,  by  Aberdeen,  in  2:19-|-. 

The  horses  that  started  in  the  race  were  Deucalion  2:22, 
Alleghany   B©y  2:27^,  Lem    2:27^,   Hersey   2:25|,  Almonarch 


78  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

2:24|,  and  King  Almont.  When  the  day  of  the  race  arrived, 
Deucalion,  on  account  of  his  showing  the  week  previous,  was 
a  great  favorite.  When  we  commenced  to  warm  up  Deucal- 
ion looked  good,  acted  fine  and  bid  fair  to  trot  as  fast  as  he 
liked.  In  the  pools  it  looked  as  though  he  was  a  foregone 
winner  sure.  As  I  warmed  up  the  King  he  acted  dull  and 
crroQ'ery,  as  he  often  would  when  working  him  alone.  But  I 
thought  well  of  him  and  put  the  money  on  him  pretty  freely 
for  me.  When  we  commenced  to  score  for  the  first  heat  Deu- 
calion was  sharp  and  full  of  trot  and  John  Goldsmith,  who 
was  driving  him  that  day,  seemed  confident  that  he  could 
win.  I  did  not  make  much  of  an  effort  in  scoring  with  the 
big  horse,  as  I  did  not  intend  to  move  for  the  first  heat,  sim- 
ply came  up  when  the  rest  did,  and  saved  my  horse  all  I 
could,  as  I  did  not  consider  the  King  in  first-class  order  and 
wanted  to  save  all  the  strength  and  speed  I  could  until  later 
on.  The  track  was  not  very  good,  was  heavy  and  full  of 
holes,  as  there  was  a  good  many  horses  working  over  it  at 
that  time,  and  they  kept  it  cut  up  badly.  We  finally  got  the 
word.  Deucalion  shot  to  the  front  and  won  the  heat  very 
easily  in  2:25.  I  brought  up  the  rear.  I  saw  Goldsmith  look- 
ing back  several  times  in  the  heat,  and  he  told  me  after- 
wards, he  would  have  given  me  the  heat  if  I  had  come  along 
anywhere  near  him,  as  he  was  so  positive  of  winning  the  race. 
After  the  heat  was  over  and  I  had  seen  King  partly  cooled  out, 
I  started  to  walk  down  towards  the  track.  1  met  Gen.  John 
E.  Turner.  He  said,  "Jack,  do  you  think  you  have  any  show 
to  win  with  that  bay  horse  ?  "  I  said,  "  Yes,  John,  I  have  got 
about  $650  on  him."  He  replied,  "  For  God's  sake,  is  that 
so?"  1  said,  "  Yes,  that  is  so."  He  replied,  "  Well,  I  will 
buy  two  or  three  tickets  on  him  ;  if  you  can  stand  it  to  be 
drowned,  ]  can  stand  a  little  ducking."  When  the  bell  rang 
we  paraded  again  and  I  having  the  outside  position  it  put  me 
out  into  the  soft,  bad  part  of  the  track,  where  the  horses  had 
been  jogged.  It  made  me  a  very  bad  place  to  score.  He  was 
a  big  heavy  horse  and   big  gaited   and   went    very  low  behind. 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  79 

This  time  I  was  out  for  business  and  wanted  to  get  up  and  get 
the  word  in  the  front  rank.  In  coming  up  King  tripped  his 
hind  toe,  knuckled  over  and  nearly  fell  down.  It  hurt  so  bad 
that  he  went  three  or  four  steps  on  three  legs  and  fairly  groaned 
right  out,  and  everyone  said,  ''  Well,  the  jig  is  up  with  that  big 
horse.'*  'But  I  asked  permission  of  the  judges  for  a  few  min- 
utes' time,  which  they  granted.  I  sent  one  of  the  boys  to  the 
stable  for  a  bottle  of  liniment  that  I  had  prepared  with  a  lit- 
tle cayenne  pepper  in.  I  formerly  used  it  across  his  back,  as 
he  was  not  any  too  strong  there  on  account  of  self-abuse,  of 
which  I  had  a  great  deal  of  trouble  with  him  in  warm  weather. 
I  applied  the  liniment,  which  was  pretty  sharp,  and  in  five 
minutes  he  had  forgotten  the  hurt.  It  seemed  toconteract  the 
pain  and  he  was  all  right.  As  I  was  about  to  get  into  the 
sulky  the  General  called  out  to  me  over  the  fence,  "  What  did 
he  do,  Jack,  break  his  back  ? ''  I  replied,  "  No,  I  guess  not.'' 
His  reply  was,  "  He  would  if  he  had  been  my  horse."  I  got 
in  and  we  went  up  and  came  down  two  or  three  times  to  let 
him  get  confidence  again.  Finally  I  went  up  and  turned  him 
around  in  a  business  way  and  called  him  a  few  naughty  names, 
which  he  always  seemed  to  know  meant  business,  and  we 
came  down  a  boiling  and  got  the  word.  I  just  stepped  around 
those  horses  as  though  they  were  hitched.  Deucalion  staid 
with  me  pretty  well  to  the  quarter  pole,  which  was  reached  in 
3-1  seconds,  but  the  pace  was  too  hot  and  he  had  to  be  ex- 
cused. I  stepped  along  to  the  half-mile  pole  in  1:09  and 
from  there  home  as  I  pleased,  actually  in  a  jog  in  2:22|. 
From  that  time  on  I  had  no  more  trouble,  as  I  won  the  next 
two  heats  easily  in  2:23  and  2:22J.  Mr.  Lewis,  the  manager 
of  Deucalion,  and  John  Goldsmith  held  council  together.  Eli 
Ager,  myself  and  the  other  friends  on  the  staff  of  King  Al- 
mont  had  another  convention  a  little  farther  down  the  quar- 
ter stretch,  and  it  was  easy  to  tell  the  successful  financiers 
from  the  countenances  of  the  two  different  groups. 

This  was  the   last   important   event   of  King's   that   year, 
though  I  trotted  him  several  times  after  that  very  successfully. 


8o  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

The  following  year,  1884:,  I  made  a  trip  over  East,  as 
usual,  and  trotted  him  his  first  race  at  Mystic  Park,  Boston, 
June  10,  where  I  met  Ezra  L.,  2:21^,  the  great  horse  from  the 
State  of  Maine,  and  the  bay  mare  Amelia  C,  2:19^.  They 
were  entered  in  the  2:22  class.  The  roan  gelding  Ezra  L.  was 
very  much  thought  of.  There  was  nothing  notable  about 
this  race,  only  it  was  a  good  one,  as  we  trotted  five  heats. 
Ezra  E.  won  the  first  heat  in  2;2G|- ;  King  Almont  the  second 
in  2:25,  the  third  in  2:25  ;  Ezra  L.  winding  up  the  race  by 
winning  the  fourth  and  fifth  heats  in  2:22|-  and  2:29. 

The  next  week,  June  IT,  we  met  at  Providence,  R.  I.  I 
was  anxious  to  win,  and  McAloon,-  the  driver  of  Ezra  L. 
seemed  to  be  willing  I  should,  consequently  we  put  the 
money  on  King  Almont.  There  was  in  the  race  :  Dan  Smith, 
2:211;  Happy  Thought,  2:22^  ;  Ezra  L.  and  King  Almont. 
Ezra  L.  went  off  and  won  the  first  and  second  heats  in  2:22^ 
and  2:22|.  King  won  the  next  three  and  race  in  2:24;|^,  2:23 
and  2:24.  After  the  fourth  heat  there  was  a  good  deal  of 
squealing  and  kicking  with  the  public.  They  complained  to 
the  stand  that  Ezra  L.  was  not  being  driven  to  win,  and  asked 
for  a  change  of  drivers,  but  the  judges  could  not  see  it  in  that 
light,  and  let  us  go  on,  and  I  wound  it  up  by  winning  the 
fifth  heat.  By  this  time  McAloon  and  I  had  got  well  ac- 
quainted and  had  many  discussions  as  to  the  merits  of  the 
two  horses.  Mac  though  he  had  quite  a  little  the  best 
horse,  but  I  was  not  so  sure  about  it.  We  talked  it  over,  and 
as  usual  in  all  branches  of  business,  we  both  wanted  to  make 
money,  so  we  practically  entered  into  an  agreement  that 
when  we  trotted  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  which  was  to  be  the  next 
week,  June  2Sth,  we  would  try  and  make  a  little  sure  money 
for  ourselves,  as  the  boys  call  it.  When  we  met  at  Island 
Park,  McAloon,  the  driver  of  Ezra  L.  ;  Pat  Sullivan,  the 
owner  of  Judge  Davis,  2:18^',  who  was  one  of  the  contending 
horses,  and  a  very  good  one  he  was  too,  and  myself  agreed  to 
play  Ezra  T^.,  as  we  all  thought  he  was  the  best  horse.  Mc- 
Aloon  declared  he   could    drive   him    three  heats  better  than 


EVERY    MAN    illS    OWN   TRAINER.  8 1 

2:20,  and  he  never  liked  him  better  than  he  did  that  day.  We 
decided  to  play  $500  apiece  on  the  roan  gelding,  making 
$1,500  in  all.  Sullivan  and  myself  gave  McAloon  $500  each, 
he  was  to  put  his  $500  with  it  and  play  the  entire  amount  on 
his  horse.  He  said  he  had  a  good  man  to  do  the  business. 
It  usually  takes  the  third  party  in  such  matters  to  attend  to 
the  finances.  We  went  out  and  commenced  ;  Ezra  L. 
stepped  off  and  won  the  first  heat  in  2:22|.  I  was  second. 
Judge  Davis  not  acting  very  well  in  that  heat.  The  roan 
horse  won  the  second  heat  in  2:24|^.  By  this  time  I  wanted 
to  know  whether  the  business  end  was  going  off  right.  I 
wanted  to  know  if  the  money  was  in  the  box,  so  while  the 
horses  were  cooling  out  I  took  a  little  stroll.  I  met  Pat  Sul- 
livan '  and  said  to  him,  "  Have  you  seen  Mac  ?  "  He  said 
"No;  why?"  I  said,  "You  better  go  and  see  him  and  find 
out  how  much  of  that  money  is  in  the  box,  and  find  out  how 
we  stand  ? ''  So  he  went  over  and  had  a  talk  with  Mac.  He 
came  back  and  said,  "  The  money  is  all  in  on  Ezra  L.,"  but 
said,  "Mac  acts  a  little  funny,  he  called  to  me  when  I  came 
away  and  said,  '  I  am  afraid  old  Feek  is  going  to  drive  it  out 
on  us;  I  don't  like  things.''  Pat  replied,  "Why?  that  is 
all  right  ;  I  have  done  a  good  deal  of  business  with  Jack  and 
he  has  always  done  as  he  has  agreed  with  me,  and  I  have  no 
fears."  But  Mac  seemed  to  be  uneasy,  and  Pat  said,  "  His 
head  did  not  seem  to  be  just  right." 

That  talk  began  to  make  me  a  little  suspicious  that  some- 
thing was  wrong,  and  brought  me  to  a  knowledge  of  my  duty 
to  look  after  matters  and  find  out  what  was  going  on.  So  I 
walked  up  towards  where  they  were  selling  pools  and  listened 
to  the  voice  of  Frank  Emerson,  who  was  the  auctioneer  that 
day.  I  found  out  to  my  surprise,  notwithstanding  Ezra  L. 
had  won  two  heats  and  it  was  understood  that  he  was  to  go 
along  and  win  the  race,  King  was  selling  for  full  as 
much  as  Ezra  L.,  which  was  from  thirty-five  to  forty  dollars 
apiece,  and  plenty  of  business  at  that.  This  did  not  look 
quite  right  to  me  and  I  began  to  get  considerably  uneasy.     I 


82  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER, 

never  had  done  much  business  with  Mac,  but  supposed  him 
to  be  all  right.  I  could  not  find  out  anything,  and  Mac  said 
everything  was  correct,  so  when  the  bell  rang  for  the  third 
heat  we  went  out  and  got  the  word.  I  made  up  my  mind  to 
know  what  was  going  on  and  see  if  possible  how  it  was  to  be 
done.  I  kept  right  along  by  the  side  of  the  roan  gelding  all 
the  way.  I  thought  at  times  Mac  was  driving  him  a  little 
funny.  He  would  at  times  take  a  strong  hold  of  his  head  and 
then  let  go  of  him  suddenly,  but  he  would  not  break,  or  did 
not  at  least.  By  the  time  we  had  got  to  the  three-quarter 
pole  I  had  satisfied  myself  what  he  was  trying  to  do,  and  I  said 
to  myself,  if  you  get  away  with  this  you  will  be  pretty  clever. 
So  1  got  ready  for  any  emergency — that  is  to  say,  fall  over  the 
fence  or  stay  on  the  track.  As  we  came  around  the  turn  into 
the  home  stretch  Mac  took  a  dying  chance — pulled  the  roan 
horse  first  to  one  side,  then  to  the  other,  then  let  right  go  cf 
him  suddenly  and  tapped  him  with  the  whip  at  the  same  time. 
Then  he  broke.  Just  then  King  Almont  broke  also,  and  a 
very  bad  break  it  was,  for  he  went  onto  one  rein  and  went 
clear  over  near  the  fence,  and  I  thought  he  never  ^\•ould  catch 
and  he  did  not  until  he  got  nearly  to  the  wire.  Ezra  L.  made 
a  very  good  break  and  went  on  and  won  the  heat.  Then  came 
the  clamor  of  the  crowd.  The  fact  was  the  thing  was  set  to 
give  me  the  double  cross,  as  the  boys  call  it.  That  was,  for 
Mac  to  pretend  that  the  $1,500  was  all  put  on  Ezra  L.  and 
that  1  drove  it  out  on  them.  One  of  the  boys  that  was  in  the 
play,  on  Mac's  side  of  the  house,  and  trying  to  help  him  get 
away  with  the  trick,  got  a  little  jolly  and  gave  the  whole  thing 
away,  as  they  do  sometimes.  The  truth  of  the  matter  was, 
Mac  was  to  go  and  win  the  first  heat  and  then  let  him  break 
and  force  me  to  win.  The  fact  was,  there  was  not  a  cent  of 
our  $l,.5O0  on  the  roan  horse,  but  on  the  contrary  the  talent 
on  Mac's  staff  had  played  $2,100  on  the  King.  Mac  had  our 
$1,000  in  his  pocket,  which  would  make  him  a  good  winner 
for  one  afternoon  if  he  could  get  away  with  it,  which  he  tried 
to  do  very  hard,  but  we  did  not  let  him.     Pat  Sullivan  found 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  83 

him  in  town  that  night  and  got  his  $500,  and  I  was  at  the 
track  the  next  morning  a  little  after  daylight,  and  when  I  got 
my  eyes  on  Mr.  Mac  I  did  not  lose  sight  of  him  until  I  had 
my  $500  in  my  pocket,  and  I  assure  you  I  was  considerably 
relieved  when  I  saw  him  put  his  hand  in  his  pocket  and  pull 
out  my  $500  with  a  rubber  strap  around  it  just  as  I  had  given 
it  to  him  the  day  before,  it  being  in  his  pocket  instead  of  the 
pool  box,  as  he  had  said  it  was  during  the  race.  When  I  got 
my  hand  on  that  little  bundle  I  was  probably  never  any  hap- 
pier in  my  life. 

We  then  sat  down  on  the  grass  and  he  told  me  how  the 
job  was  put  up  and  by  whom.  We  had  a  good  laugh  over  it 
and  parted  friendly,  Mac  admitting  it  was  a  dirty  job,  but 
said,  ''  We  got  the  worst  of  it."  The  most  laughable  thing  in 
the  whole  transaction  was  on  Doctor  Appleby,  who  had  been 
let  into  the  secret.  He  had  put  $450  on  King,  which  was  all 
the  money  he  had  with  him.  A  party  standing  near  him  at 
the  time  we  were  trotting  the  third  heat  discovered  the  Doctor 
was  considerably  interested  in  the  race.  The  Doctor  sat  upon 
the  edge  of  the  pool  stand  and  every  little  while  he  would 
call  out  to  some  one,  "  How  are  they  now  ?  "  meaning  Ezra 
L.  and  King,  of  course.  They  would  say,  "  Side  and  side." 
After  another  breath  he  would  ask,  "Who  is  ahead?"  And  as 
they  came  around  into  the  stretch  the  Doctor  asked  again, 
"  How  are  they  now — who  is  ahead  ?  "  Someone  in  the  crowd 
called  out,  "  Ezra  L.  has  broke,"  and  the  Doctor's  countenance 
brightened  up  and  he  smiled.  Just  then  another  man  calls 
out,  "  King  Almont  has  broke."  At  that  the  Doctor  fell  over 
backwards  into  the  pool  stand  and  exclaimed,  "  Then  I  am 
broke.'" 

The  last  important  event  that  King  was  engaged  in  was 
at  Hartford,  Conn.,  August  28th,  1884;  purse,  $10,000;  in 
which  there  was  Harry  Wilkes,  2:13^  ;  Maud  Messenger, 
2:10^;  Captain  Emmons,  2:19^;  Phil.  Thompson,  2:1G1  ;  Ade- 
laide, 2:19| ;  Felix,  2:18|,  and  King  Almont,  2:21^.  In  this 
race  I  had  no  regular  entry,  and  it  required  some  sand  to  buy 


84  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

an  entry  against  the  above  horses.  But  I  had  any  amount  of 
confidence  in  this  horse  when  he  was  right,  and  was  sure  he 
would  get  some  of  the  money  in  most  any  class  I  started  him 
in.  J.  J.  Bowen,  of  Boston,  had  an  entry  for  sale,  as  his 
horse  had  went  amiss  and  I  bought  it  at  a  little  discount. 
The  entry  cost  him  $1,000  ;  I  purchased  it  for  $750  ;  most 
people  thought  I  was  crazy.  I  told  the  boys  it  was  his  money, 
that  is  the  King's,  for  he  always  had  a  fair  bank  account,  and 
it  would  be  a  queer  race  if  he  did  not  get  some  of  the  money. 
When  the  day  of  the  race  arrived  the  horses  all  appeared,  and 
seemed  to  be  in  first-class  order  with  the  exception  of  the 
King.  I  did  not  like  him  very  well  as  he  had  got  the  net  off 
several  times  lately  and  abused  himself.  He  was  consequently 
weak  in  his  hind  parts  and  was  not  good  by  any  means. 
When  the  race  was  called  and  positions  drawn  for,  Harry 
Wilkes  drew  the  pole  ;  Maud  Messenger,  second  ;  King,  third  ; 
Phil.  Thompson,  fourth  ;  Captain  Emmons,  fifth  ;  Adelaide, 
sixth,  and  Felix  outside.  We  done  a  great  deal  of  hard  scor- 
ing. I  don't  think  I  ever  saw  horses  score  as  fast  in  all  my 
life  as  they  did.  King  Almont  could  score  as  fast  as  any 
man's  animal,  so  I  had  no  fears  about  the  send  off. 

Three  of  these  horses,  as  every  one  knew,  had  more  speed 
than  King,  and  my  only  hope  was  in  outacting  them  or  out- 
staying the  party  if  it  came  to  a  long  race.  I  soon  discovered 
they  were  all  anxious  to  have  the  best  of  the  send  off,  as  they 
all  came  fast.  We  would  all  go  well  up  the  stretch  except 
Phil  Thompson  before  we  turned.  He  would  come  up  behind 
us  and  turn  right  in  front.  I  came  near  running  over  him  sev- 
eral times  with  King.  At  one  time  as  he  turned  I  caught  his 
wheel  with  my  thill  and  came  near  upsetting  him,  throwing 
Sneider  nearly  out  of  his  seat,  but  he  grabbed  into  some  part 
of  the  harness  and  recovered  himself,  which  brought  great  ap- 
plause from  the  grand  stand,  as  it  prevented  an  accident.  I 
was  bound  to  get  the  word  on  even  terms  with  the  rest  of 
them,  so  if  any  of  the  fast  ones  should  make  a  mistake  I 
could    take   advantage   of   it.     We    finally  got   the  word   at  a 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  85 

very  even  start.  As  we  got  to  the  turn  Thompson  made  a 
break  and  swerved  over  towards  me,  forcing  me  onto  Maud 
Messenger,  which  made  her  break.  She  seemed  to  interfere 
with  Harry  Wilkes  and  he  broke,  and  I  got  the  lead  right  on 
the  turn,  followed  closely  by  Adelaide,  and  went  down  the 
backside  with  her  on  my  wheel,  and  as  we  went  into  the  upper 
turn  I  took  King  back  a  little,  so  that  Adelaide  came  up  about 
on  even  terms  with  me  as  we  rounded  into  the  stretch.  Then 
there  was  a  discussion  in  the  grand  stand  as  to  who  would 
win  the  heat.  Some  seemed  to  think  it  would  be  Adelaide, 
others  that  it  would  be  King.  A  man  standing  close  by  Gen- 
eral Turner  in  the  stand  remarked  that  "  any  horse  that  Ade- 
laide could  stay  with  until  she  struck  the  stretch  she  could 
beat  home."  The  General  replied,  "When  she  beats  that  big 
stud  home  I  shall  believe  it."  I  won  the  heat  very  handy  in 
2:21|-,  and  I  was  perfectly  contented  then,  as  I  had  no  hopes 
of  beating  Harry  Wilkes.  He  was  a  great  favorite  and  was  a 
foregone  concluded  winner.  Harry  Wilkes  reeled  off  the  next 
three  heats  in  2:17,  2:19^  and  2:21|.  The  boys  laughed  and 
said  lucky  Feek.  I  said,  "  You  can  call  it  luck  or  whatever 
you  choose.  I  have  got  the  money  and  that  tells.  Second 
money  was  $2,500,  netting  me  $1,750,  which  was  a  fair  day's 
work. 

This  was  the  last  race  King  trotted  of  any  importance,  as 
he  went  amiss  shortly  after  and  was  put  in  the  stud,  the  re- 
sult of  which  we  will  surely  see  after  a  while.  There  were 
many  times  I  could  have  given  him  a  record  in  2:1S.  Once,  at 
Providence,  he  went  from  wire  to  wire  in  2:18^,  the  last  quar- 
ter in  324-  seconds,  timed  by  as  good  timers  as  there  are  in  the 
country. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

KiTEFOOT,    MaMBRINO,    DUDLEY — ThE  LySANDER'S   SHIPMENTS   OF   HORSES 

TO    Germany    and   Austria— Tracks   and   Races  on    the   Con- 
tinent. 

The  next  really  good  race  horse  I  had  was  Kitefoot, 
2:17;^,  that  is  to  say  a  good  money  getter,  she  would  always 
get  some  of  it  and  would  now  and  then  win  a  race  that  would 
do  us  some  good.  She  had  a  record  of  2:22;^  when  she  came 
into  my  hands.  Most  every  one  said,  "  Jack,  she  won't  be 
any  good  in  her  class.  Cornell  has  had  the  cream  of  her,''  and 
I  think  he  had,  as  she  done  Albert  some  good.  I  knew  she 
was  in  high  company,  but  I  thought  she  was  a  good  race 
mare  from  what  I  had  seen  of  her,  still  she  was  lame  in  front 
and  always  had  been  whenever  I  had  seen  her  trot.  She  came 
into  my  hands  in  the  fall  of  1885,  after  a  hard  season's  cam- 
paign. I  gave  her  a  nice  let  up,  removed  her  shoes,  gave  her 
plenty  of  soft  feed,  and  cooled  her  out  well,  gave  her  slow 
work- — sometimes  a  walk  and  sometimes  a  little  jogging  in  a 
tan-bark  ring.  I  continued  this  until  about  the  first  of  Janu- 
ary, then  I  put  on  her  shoes  and  commenced  to  jog  her  two 
to  three  miles  a  day,  and  increased  it  to  about  six  after  a 
time.  Spring  came  and  I  commenced  to  work  her  on  the 
track.  I  did  not  like  her,  as  she  was  not  properly  balanced, 
was  uneven  in  her  gait,  and  could  not  seem  to  go  much.  I 
commenced  experimenting  in  shoeing  her,  putting  on  shoes 
varying  in  weight  from  twelve  to  twenty  ounces.  I  probably 
shod  her  a  dozen  different  ways,  finally  I  decided  that  a  four- 
teen-ounce  shoe  and  a  four-ounce  toe  weight  in  front,  and  a 
six-ounce  shoe  on  off  hind  foot  and  an  eight-ounce  shoe  on 
near  hind  foot,  the  weight  being  nearly  all  on  outside,  was 
what  she  needed.  I  experimented  with  her  work  also  ;  she 
was  high  spirited  and  full  of  vim,  I  thought  she  might  need 
more   work,   that    is  long,   slow    road   work   to    take    off  that 


EVERY    MAN    MIS    OWN   TRAINER.  8/ 

feather  edge,  but  on  trial  that  did  not  seem  to  do,  as  it  took 
away  her  speed,  and  she  did  not  do  as  well  as  she  ought  to, 
so  I  shortened  up  her  work  from  ten  miles  a  day  to  four. 
With  this  treatment  she  commenced  to  do  better.  I  think 
this  is  enough  for  a  majority  of  horses  when  in  training  and 
trying  to  develop  speed,  though  there  are  exceptions,  some 
horses  seem  to  require  fifteen  or  twenty  miles  before  they  will 
settle  and  trot,  but  such  horses  I  don't  care  for,  because  they 
are  not  much  good  and  won't  last  long. 

The  first  race  in  which  I  started  Kitefoot  was  at  Elmira, 
N.  Y.,  June  3,  1S86,  against  Alroy,  2:23,  and  Kit  Sanford, 
2:21^.  I  had  no  idea  of  giving  her  a  very  hard  race,  as  it  was 
her  first  that  season  and  she  and  I  also  were  not  very  well  ac- 
quainted up  to  that  time.  Alroy  won  the  race,  the  time  be- 
ing 2:26,  2:25  and  2:26.  Kitefoot  got  second  money.  I  was 
very  well  satisfied  with  the  race,  as  it  was  three  good  heats 
over  a  half-mile  track  so  early  in  the  spring.  On  June  15  1 
started  her  at  Island  Park,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  against  Windsor  M., 
2:20J,  Merry  Thought,  2:22^,  Charles  Hilton,  2:17},  and  Prince 
Middleton,  2:20i.  Windsor  M.  won  the  first  heat  in  2:22|  : 
second  heat  in  2:23|-.  Kitefoot  won  the  next  three  heats  in 
2:24|,  2:25  and  2:23|-,  This  proved  to  me  that  my  opinion  of 
her  was  correct,  that  she  was  a  genuine  race  mare,  and  that 
they  did  not  have  her  beat  until  we  got  clear  to  the  wire  in 
the  last  heat.  If  the  heats  got  broken,  the  race  was  her  mut- 
ton sure.  The  next  time  I  started  her  was  at  Phoenix,  N.  Y., 
July  7,  over  a  half-mile  track,  against  Star  Durock,  2:25.  It 
was  not  much  of  a  race,  as  she  had  nothing  to  go  against,  as 
Durock  could  not  go  a  bit.  The  time  was  2:38|,  2:36  and 
2f29i|.  The  next  place  I  started  her  was  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
July  28  and  29,  against  Belle  Hamlin,  2:13|,  Manzanita,  2:16, 
Spofford,  2:18f,  Longfellow  Whip,  2:20,  Orange  Boy,  2:18}, 
and  Lowland  Girl,  2:18^.  There  was  a  great  battle  between 
Manzanita  and  Belle  Hamlin.  They  seemed  to  be  the  great 
contending  horses,  and  a  great  fight  they  had,  too.  Manzan- 
ita won  the  first  heat  in  2:16},  and  the  second  in  2:19}-.     Belle 


88  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

Hamlin  won  the  third  heat  in  2:18^,  the  fourth  in  2:1!)  and  the 
fifth  in  2:184-.  I  did  not  have  speed  enough  for  the  party  and 
so  I  gave  my  mare  as  easy  a  race  as  I  could.  I  got  fourth 
money  out  of  it  and  Spofford  third.  The  next  week,  August 
4,  we  came  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  There  I  met  Spofford,  2:1S|, 
Charles  Hilton,  2:17^,  Elmer,  2:22-},  Centella,  2:21,  Reveille, 
2:21f,  Echo  Chief,  2:21},  and  Longfellow  Whip,  2:20.  We  had 
a  good  deal  of  talk  and  held  council  with  Crawford,  Turner 
and  others  as  to  the  merits  of  the  three  horses — Spofford, 
Hilton  and  Kitefoot.  When  we  went  out  and  commenced 
war  General  Turner  made  up  his  mind  his  horse  was  good  and 
it  was  his  day,  and  he  better  step  Spofford  right  along  and  see 
if  he  could  not  get  the  biggest  end  of  the  money,  which  he 
did  in  three  straight  heats,  in  2:20,  2:21|  and  2:20.  Hilton 
second,  Elmer  third  and  Kitefoot  fourth.  There  was  not 
much  betting  on  the  race,  especially  by  the  participants,  as 
neither  of  us  had  confidence  enough  in  our  horses  to  back 
them. 

The  next  week,  August  12th,  we  met  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
There  was  in  that  race,  Spofford,  Kitefoot,  Elmer,  Reveille, 
Breeze,  Medium,  Mable  A.,  2:23}  ;  Nettie  T.,  2:22},  and  Mary 
Powell,  2:22|-.  I  hardly  thought  Kitefoot  was  good  enough 
to  back  her  against  Spofford,  so  I  took  Mr.  Cramer,  the  owner 
of  Kitefoot,  one  side  and  gave  him  my  opinion  of  the  race, 
and  advised  him  to  play  $500  for  him  and  myself  on  Spofford, 
as  I  thought  him  the  better  horse,  and  I  wanted  the  owner  to 
have  his  part  of  the  money  if  there  was  any  in  the  race,  as  I 
have  always  considered  the  owner  of  the  horse  I  am  driving 
was  the  only  one  in  the  play  that  I  was  obliged  to  give  my 
real  opinion  to  on  the  race  which  we  were  interested  in,  and 
I  always  want  them  to  have  their  part  of  the  play.  When 
any  man  driving  a  trotter  attempts  to  do  any  different  from 
what  the  owner  knows  about,  he  is  working  against  his  own  in- 
terest, and  his  success  will  be  limited,  and  his  days  will  be 
short  on  the  turf,  with  good  men  and  good  horses,  and  his 
purse  will  be  light.     1  have  alwaj's  said,  and  will  say  while  I 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  89 

live,  "  That  when  I  drive  a  horse  any  different  from  what  the 
owner  knows,  I  don't  want  to  live  to  drive  another  horse  in  a 
race.  The  public  must  take  care  of  themselves."  Mr. 
Cramer  said  "  No,  he  would  like  to  have  the  mare  win  if  she 
could,"  so  I  did  not  play  a  dollar  on  the  race,  but  went  out 
and  done  the  best  I  could.  Spofford  won  it  in  three  straight 
heats  in  2:21,  2:22|-,  and  2:1U^.  I  got  second  money,  being 
second  every  heat. 

The  next  week  I  laid  up,  the  rest  of  the  boys  went  to 
Utica.  I  told  Mr.  Cramer  to  be  sure  and  be  at  Island  Park, 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  August  26th,  and  have  plenty  of  money  with 
him  as  possibly  I  might  want  to  use  him.  I  did  not  tell  him 
what  I  wanted  of  him,  but  simply  said  to  be  sure  and  be 
there,  as  I  had  made  up  my  mind  I  should  have  a  good  mare 
that  week.  Spofford  was  now  out  of  the  2:23  class  and  I 
thought  Kitefoot  could  beat  the  rest  of  them.  I  had  made 
up  my  mind  we  could  make  some  money  down  there,  and  I 
wanted  Mr.  Cramer  to  have  his  part  of  it.  The  time  came 
and  Mr.  Cramer  was  there,  but  told  me  he  did  not  have  much 
money  to  play  on  the  race.  I  told  him  I  was  going  to  play 
some  money  and  would  declare  him  in  with  it.  He  had  al- 
ways told  me  he  had  never  made  much  money  with  that  mare 
and  did  not  have  much  confidence  in  making  any  on  a  horse 
race.  But  I  had  a  good  deal,  of  confidence  in  the  mare  with 
that  field  of  horses,  which  were  Echo  Chief,  Silva  M.,  Viking, 
Elmer,  Lizzie  Wilkes,  Don  Carlos,  Mary  Powell,  and  Breeze 
Medium. 

The  evening  before  the  race  I  met  Frank  L.  Herdic, 
took  him  by  the  arm  and  we  walked  up  the  street.  I  gave 
him  my  opinion  of  the  race  and  told  him  to  play  $1,500  on 
Kitefoot  and  we  would  cut  it  up  in  thirds  between  himself, 
Mr.  Cramer  and  myself.  I  knew  there  would  be  good  betting 
in  the  forenoon  at  the  club  house,  and  I  did  not  want  to  be 
seen  talking  with  Herdic  ;  neither  did  I  want  to  be  seen  play- 
ing any  money  myself,  as  I  thought  it  would  make  my  mare  a 
big  favorite,  consequently   I   kept  away  from  the   pool  box. 


go  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

The  betting  was  spirited.  I  was  busy  all  tlie  time  with  my 
other  horses,  as  I  had  a  number  there  with  me.  Occasionally 
some  of  my  friends  would  come  to  me  to  know  what  I 
thought— if  I  was  backing  the  mare  any.  I  told  them  no,  I 
had  not  bought  a  ticket  on  her  and  should  not  until  L  had 
seen  them  trot  a  little,  for  it  was  a  good  field  of  horses  and  I 
thought  it  would  be  a  hard  race  for  her  to  win.  Consequently 
the  betting  was  good  and  Frank  got  in  $l,r)65  and  got  a  little 
more  than  even  money  against  it^ — which  was  $1G5  more  than 
my  order,  but  Frank  said  the  betting  was  so  good  he  could 
not  let  it  alone.  1  told  him  all  right,  to  keep  going,  and  be- 
fore we  ever  got  the  word  he  had  on  $2,185.  1  told  Mr.  Cra- 
mer we  had  on  $1,600.  He  threw  up  both  hands  and  nearly 
fainted.  He  said,  "  My  God  !  Suppose  she  gets  beat,  what 
will  we  do  ?  "  I  replied,  "Andrew,  if  she  does,  I  will  take  care 
of  the  money  part  ;  but  your  old  mare  will  probably  be  in 
hock  the  balance  of  her  days."  He  said,  "  Jack,  I  guess  you 
are  right,"  and  went  off  and  sat  down  in  the  shade.  Jimmey 
Golden  had  Viking  in  this  race  and  he  thought  well  of  him 
and  played  quite  a  sum  of  money  ;  at  least,  he  sent  word  to 
me  by  a  friend  that  he  had  money  enough  on  Viking  to  win 
about  $2,000,  and  wanted  to  know  what  I  had  to  say  about  it. 
I  said,  "  Tell  Jimmey  it  is  everyone  for  himself  to-day."  S. 
W.  came  to  me  several  times  and  wanted  to  know  what  I 
thought  about  my  mare  in  the  race.  I  told  him  as  1  had 
others,  that  I  had  not  played  any  money  myself  and  1  thoui;-ht 
Elmer  was  a  dangerous  horse  in  the  race.  So  he  bought  a 
ticket  or  two  on  Elmer  and  stopped.  He  was  too  smart,  and 
would  not  have  it  that  way.  He  watched  the  tactics  and  soon 
got  right  and  put  his  money  on  Kitefoot.  I  was  not  very 
well  acquainted  with  Mac  at  the  time,  or  I  should  have  put 
him  right  at  the  start,  as  he  has  been  a  great  friend  of  mine 
since  and  we  have  played  thousands  of  dollars  together.  I 
regard  him  as  the  greatest  manager  and  best  pool  buyer  that 
ever  went  out  on  a  race  track,  and  he  is  one  of  the  straightcst 
men  I  ever  knew.     Jimmey  Golden    says   he  can  climb  a  tree 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  9I 

or  jump  on  top  of  the  fence  and  see  more  at  the  finish  of  a 
heat  than  any  four  men  he  ever  saw  in  his  life.  He  can  come 
and  tell  you  more  after  a  heat — who  was  trying  to  win  and 
who  was  not,  what  horses  were  tired  and  which  were  fresh — 
than  any  dozen  men  you  can  find  on  the  track. 

Time  was  called  and  we  paraded  with  our  cattle,  nine  of 
us  in  line.  Positions  I  am  unable  to  give  at  this  date;  suf^ce 
it  to  say  that  after  a  few  false  starts  we  got  the  word,  and 
Frank  Van  Ness,  who  was  driving  Echo  Chief,  shot  to  the 
front  and  won  the  heat  quite  handily  in  2:21|.  I  went  a  very 
easy  heat,  not  making  a  move  for  it  or  for  a  position.  But 
this  did  not  change  the  betting  much,  as  Kitefoot  had  got  to 
be  quite  a  favorite  by  this  time  and  the  boys  all  saw  I  was 
laying  up  the  heat.  We  came  out  for  the  second  heat  and 
after  a  few  scores  the  word  go  was  given  and  the  bell  tapped 
by  mistake  at  the  same  time.  I  heard  the  bell,  but  did  not 
hear  the  word.  I  of  course  thought  it  was  a  recall  and  pulled 
up.  Someone  called  out  to  me,  "Go  on.  Jack,  you  have  got 
the  word."  I  had  actually  pulled  up  and  started  to  turn 
around.  By  the  time  I  got  straightened  out  Echo  Chief  was 
away  off  on  the  lead,  fully  fifteen  lengths  ahead  of  me,  and  I 
hardly  thought  it  was  safe  to  let  him  win  two  heats,  so  I  said 
to  the  old  mare,  "  It  is  do  or  die.''  It  of  course  took  me  some 
time  to  get  my  mare  on  her  stride  and  get  her  agoing  again  ; 
in  fact,  she  did  not  really  get  straightened  away  on  a  trot  until 
she  got  to  the  quarter  pole.  Then  she  really  set  sail  for  the 
Chief  and  closed  on  him  inch  by  inch,  and  from  the  half-mile 
pole  to  the  wire  I  just  drove  her  for  dear  life  every  inch  of 
the  road.  She  came  the  last  half  in  1:07.  I  caught  Echo 
Chief  at  the  distance  box  and  I  was  not  long  in  making  him 
cough.  I  won  the  heat  in  2:21^,  but  I  was  alarmed  about  my 
mare,  for  I  had  never  had  a  horse  that  one  such  heat  as  that 
would  not  take  more  out  of  them  than  even  two  or  three 
ordinary  heats  would,  but  she  was  not  one  of  that  kind,  for 
she  did  not  mind  the  heat  seemingly  a  mite.  She  cooled  out 
nice  and  said  as  plain  as  she  could  she  was  not  tired  a  bit,  but 


92  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

I  could  not  take  her  word  for  that  and  went  and  told  Herdic 
what  I  had  done  and  that  he  had  better  play  back  a  little  of 
that  money.  By  this  time  Kitefoot  had  got  to  be  an  immense 
favorite.  She  wotdd  bring  $50  and  the  whole  field  $6  or  $7 
against  her.  I  think  Frank  played  back  $160.  That  covered 
over  $1,300  of  the  money.  Then  I  thought  we  could  afford 
to  lose  the  balance,  if  anything  occurred  and  we  got  beat.  To 
my  surprise  she  went  out  and  won  the  third  heat  in  2:20|,  as 
easy  a  mile  as  I  ever  saw  her  go  in  my  life,  and  the  fourth  heat 
in  2:21^.  We  then  went  into  town  and  after  supper  settled 
up  our  matters  with  Mr.  Herdic.  Mr.  Cramer,  Mr.  Herdic 
and  myself  went  up  in  my  room,  and  when  Frank  began  to 
throw  those  $100  dollar  bills  around  to  Mr.  Cramer  and  my- 
self, Cramer  said,  "  Is  this  all  mine?  "  There  was  a  little  over 
$000  for  his  share.  I  said  to  him,  "Yes."  He  looked  up  to 
me  and  smiled  and  said,  "  Well,  Jack,  there  is  a  little  money 
after  all  in  a  horse  race  if  it  is  rightly  managed.''  I  think  we 
all  rested  well  that  night.  We  awoke  in  the  morning  in  good 
health  and  after  breakfast  went  to  the  track  and  found  Kite- 
foot  was  not  feeling  sorry  for  what  she  had  done  the  day 
before. 

I  have  omitted  to  say  that  after  two  races  I  left  the 
weights  off,  worked  her  a  little  and  thought  I  liked  her  bet- 
ter. I  kept  the  old  shoes  on  her,  that  is,  re-set  them  until 
they  were  well  worn  out,  and  this  race  showed  the  result  of 
my  judgment.  The  less  weight  a  horse  can  carry  the  further 
they  can  go  and  will  last  longer. 

The  next  week,  September  2d,  I  started  her  at  Hartford, 
Conn.,  in  the  2:23  class,  in  which  was  Breeze  Medium,  Don 
Carlos,  Echo  Chief,  etc.  This  race  was  not  of  much  interest, 
with  the  exception  of  a  little  circumstance  that  took  place  in 
the  third  heat.  Don  Carlos  won  the  first  heat  in  2:23|  ;  Kite- 
foot  won  the  second  in  2:21.  Then  I  wanted  a  little  money, 
so  I  played  the  field  against  Kitefoot  in  the  French  pools  and 
the  bookmakers  for  the  heat.  I  supposed,  of  course,  Don 
Carlos,  Breeze  Medium,  or  some   of  them   would   go  along  a 


EVERY    MAN    IIIS    OWN    TRAINER.  93 

respectable  heat.  The  fact  was,  none  of  them  could  go  a  bit, 
and  I  had  very  hard  work  in'  losing  the  heat  to  Breeze  Me- 
dium in  2;25|.  I  had  considerable  money  on  the  field  and  I 
could  not  afford  to  drive  my  own  money  away,  as  it  is  not 
human  nature  for  a  man  to  lose  his  money  when  he  can  save 
it.  But  when  I  saw  on  the  blackboard  2:25|  my  feelings 
could  be  compared  to  that  old  story  where  a  man  was  caught 
in  open  daylight  with  a  sheep  on  his  back,  and  I  was  ashamed 
in  about  the  same  measure. 

When  we  came  out  for  the  fourth  heat  the  judges  invited 
me  to  step  up  in  the  stand  for  a  minute.  That  was  just  what 
I  expected,  and  thought  they  were  justified  in  it,  and  I  was 
prepared  for  the  occasion.  As  I  went  up  them  stairs  and 
faced  the  judges  I  put  up  my  whip  and  said,  "Gentlemen,  I 
am  ashamed  as  a  man  can  be,  and  there  will  be  no  more  of 
this."  They  looked  at  each  other  and  smiled.  I  suppose 
they  expected  me  to  make  some  excuse  for  losing  the  heat  in 
such  slow  time.  I  think  they  laughed  because  I  was  so  frank 
as  to  confess  my  guilt,  and  said  to  themselves,  "  A  guilty  con- 
science needs  no  accuser."  My  idea  is,  if  a  man  does  a  mean 
thing  it  is  not  necessary  to  tell  a  big  lie  to  get  out  of  it.  The 
easiest  way  and  the  best  way  is  to  come  right  to  the  front  and 
own  the  corn,  and  then  try  to  do  better.  So  it  was  in  this 
case.  All  the  judges  said,  was  "  Feek,  go  down,  get  behind 
your  mare  and  close  this  up,"  which  I  did  in  2:22^  and  2:25|. 
The  next  week,  September  8th,  we  went  to  Springfield, 
Mass.  I  had  a  very  easy  race  in  the  2:23  class,  in  which  was 
Don  Carlos,  Breeze  Medium  and  Silva  M.  Kitefoot  won  it  in 
three  straight  heats.     Time,  2:22|-,  2:21  and  2:25. 

The  following  week,  September  14th,  they  gave  a  good 
meeting  at  Mystic  Park,  Boston,  A  very  nice  gentleman,  Mr. 
Willis,  the  proprietor  of  Mystic  Park,  had  just  got  possession 
of  the  Park  after  the  expiration  of  a  lease  of  a  number  of 
years  to  other  parties,  and  he  desired  to  celebrate  the  event 
by  giving  good  purses,  thereby  guaranteeing  a  better  meeting 
than   had   been  given    there   in   sometime.     He  gave  $1,000 


94  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

purses — one  of  them  the  2:20  class.  I  have  always  liked  the 
bean  eaters,  they  are  good  fellows  and  good  betters.  I  de- 
cided to  go  down  and  make  them  a  visit,  and  thought  I  would 
take  Kitefoot  along  for  expense  money.  So  I  entered  her  in 
the  2:20  class,  in  which  was  De  Barry,  2:19^  ;  Onward,  2:20|-, 
and  Pilot  Knox,  2.19|^.  That  was  a  race  worthy  of  the  gods. 
I  had  made  up  my  mind  that  De  Barry  would  be  the  contend- 
ing horse  as  Pilot  Knox  was  not  quite  at  himself,  and  On- 
ward had  not  been  going  well  enough  to  make  his  owners 
have  any  confidence  in  him. 

The  betting  was  a  little  quiet  at  the  commencement,  not 
as  good  as  I  expected  to  see  it,  for  De  Barry  had  showed  his 
ability  at  Springfield  the  week  before  to  trot  in  about  2:19, 
while  Kitefoot  had  never  shown  better  than  2:20^,  and  that  in 
only  one  heat.  This  led  me  to  believe  that  De  Barry  would 
be  a  strong  favorite,  and  I  had  decided  if  he  was,  to  play  my 
mare  right  well  and  went  prepared,  but  he  was  not,  and  as  I 
said  before,  the  betting  was  quiet.  So  I  decided  to  go  easy 
the  first  part  of  the  race,  thinking  Pilot  Knox  would  be  able 
to  carry  De  Barry  the  first  heat  about  as  fast  as  he  would  want 
to  go.  But  when  we  got  the  word  we  all  went  up  to  the  first 
turn  together  and  I  thought  I  would  go  a  piece  with  them 
and  ieel  De  Barry  out  and  satisfy  myself  whether  I  could  beat 
him  or  not,  and  then  drop  back  and  go  easy.  But  as  we  got 
to  the  turn  Onward  broke  and  a  few  strides  farther  on  Pilot 
Knox  broke.  Then  I  saw  at  once  there  was  no  one  to  go 
with  De  Barry  but  myself,  so  I  stepped  right  along  with  him, 
in  the  meantime  trying  to  decide  whether  I  would  win  the 
heat  or  lose  ;  but  as  wc  got  along  into  the  stretch  nearing  the 
distance  stand,  I  said  to  myself,  I  will  go  and  win  the  heat  ;  I 
can  lose  one  later  on.  I  moved  up  and  won  by  about  a  neck 
in  2.20|.  Ikit  the  judges  did  not  see  it  in  that  way  and  gave 
the  heat  to  De  l^arry,  which  made  me  and  a  good  main^  others 
warm  under  the  collar.  I  asked  the  judges  why  they  gave 
De  Barry  the  heat.  One  of  them  replied,  '*  liecause  De  Barry 
got  there  first,"  which  I  knew  was  not  so.  but  was   not   going 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  95 

into  the  stand  to  dispute  with  them.  I  was  informed  by  one 
of  the  other  judges  that  it  was  on  account  of  a  break  made  by 
Kitefoot  coming  up  the  stretch.  That  made  it  more  satisfac- 
tory with  me,  because  she  did  make  a  riffle,  but  not  enough, 
in  my  opinion,  to  take  the  heat  away  from  her.  This  made 
De  Barry  a  sh'ght  favorite,  but  not  as  much  as  I  thought  he 
ought  to  be,  he  being  a  Boston  horse  and  owned  by  a  man 
who  always  wanted  his  horses  to  win  when  tliey  could.  He 
is  a  very  popular  man,  a  great  road  rider,  and  has  generally 
owned  the  best  horses  in  Boston.  They  are  driven  by  James 
Golden,  who  always  wants  to  win  when  it  is  in  the  pins.  I 
had  up  to  this  time  done  everything  I  could  to  lead  the  Bos- 
tonians  to  believe  that  De  Barry  was  the  horse  that  day. 

It  had  been  my  custom  while  in  Boston  and  elsewhere, 
that  when  my  friend  Morse  was  selling  pools  and  I  was  play- 
ing any  money,  I  would  give  him  the  order  and  let  him  play 
it  for  me,  as  you  have  to  be  very  careful  nowadays  how  you 
do  the  business,  or  the  public  will  be  on  to  your  scheme. 
People  do  not  bet  their  money  on  races  as  they  used  to. 
They  do  not  bet  on  their  own  judgment,  but  watch  for  a 
pointer,  that  is,  watch  the  betting  fraternity  and  follow  them. 
The  masses  will  follow  one  or  two  men  that  in  their  opinion 
have  found  out  all  about  the  race.  My  tactics  were,  that  by 
staying  away  from  the  pool  box  entirely  and  not  giving  any 
order  to  Morse,  he  would  also  think  DeBarry  was  the  horse  to 
win.  But  I  was  disappointed,  as  DeBarry  was  not  as  strong  a 
favorite  as  I  thought  he  would  be.  By  this  time  I  had  be- 
come better  acquainted  with  my  friend  S.  W.,  and  I  got  him 
to  assist  me  in  watching  the  betting,  and  when  it  came  right 
to  play  the  money  for  me.  He  had  done  a  little  business  in 
that  line  for  me  before,  and  had  placed  a  little  money  on  this 
race  up  to  this  time,  but  not  much.  We  went  out  for  the 
second  heat  and  it  was  a  fight  between  DeBarry  and  Kite- 
foot  every  inch  of  the  road — as  we  never  was  out  of  a  lap 
from  start  to  finish.  I  out-finished  him  a  little  and  won  the 
heat  by  about  a  neck  in   2:20^,  and   they  gave  it  to  me  this 


96  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

time.  Then  Kitefoot  sold  up  even  with  DeBarry.  In  the 
third  heat  Kitefoot  did  not  get  away  very  well,  so  I  made  no 
effort  for  the  heat.  DeBarry  won  in  2:23,  and  then  the  boom 
came.  The  Bostonians  had  now  become  satisfied  that  De- 
Barry  would  win,  and  they  made  him  a  great  favorite  ;  he 
would  bring  $50  to  $15,  and  the  field  from  $7  to  $10.  I  then 
told  S  W.  that  the  time  had  arrived  to  put  on  the  money. 
That  I  thought  I  could  do  the  horse,  and  we  would  take  the 
chance.''      Mac  done  so,  and  it  was  good. 

In  scoring  for  the  fourth  heat  we  had  some  difficult)'  in 
getting  off.  Finally  someone  said  go,  but  it  did  not  come 
from  the  judges'  stand,  and  I  knew  it,  but  Golden  did  not.  as 
he  kept  his  horse  going,  and  that  suited  me,  as  my  great 
hopes  in  winning  the  race  was  in  outlasting  him.  So  I  kept 
going  with  him.  The  other  two  horses  dropped  back,  but  we 
kept  up  a  stiff  clip  down  the  backside.  Golden  asked  me  sev- 
eral times  if  we  had  the  word.  I  said  I  did  not  know,  and  we 
kept  going  until  we  got  into  the  stretch,  and  then  some  peo- 
ple ran  out  and  said  we  had  not  got  the  word,  and  Golden 
pulled  up.  I  jogged  along  on  up  and  passed  the  stand  in 
about  2:26.  When  we  came  back  to  the  stand  and  got  out, 
the  judges  ordered  us  "  to  mount,  go  up  and  score  down.'' 
Some  of  the  drivers  did  not  want  to  do  so,  asked  for  a  recess, 
and  refused  to  start  again  ;  but  the  judges  would  not  allow  it, 
and  considerable  discussion  took  place.  Finally  we  all  got  in 
our  sulkies,  went  up  and  came  down  for  the  word,  and  in  this 
heat  De  Barry  got  away  a  little  the  best  of  it,  in  fact.  Pilot 
Knox  also  got  away  a  little  ahead  of  me.  This  heat  satisfied 
me  how  J.  J.  Bowen,  who  was  driving  Pilot  Knox,  had  played 
his  money.  He  got  me  in  the  pocket  and  kept  me  there  about 
to  the  three-quarter  pole,  where  his  horse  broke  and  let  me 
out.  When  I  got  out  of  the  pocket  I  moved  up  to  De  Barry 
and  carried  him  so  fast  that  half  \\'ay  down  the  stretch  he 
broke  and  1  won  the  heat  in  2:22.  It  was  then  night  and  the 
judges  postponed  the  race  until  the  next  day  at  12  o'clock. 
By  this  time    the    race    had    got    very  interesting,  and    as   the 


EVERY    MAN    IIIS    OWN   TRAINER.  97 

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boys  said,  it  looked  as  if  it  was  for  blood,  and  Jimmey  and   I 
were  both  out  for  the  money. 

That  night  there  was  nothing  left  undone  as  far  as  good 
care  and  nursing  was,  concerned  in  doing  up  my  mare  for  the 
night,  and,  as  she  was  a  little  ailing  in  front  I  removed  her 
shoes,  and  after  a  thorough  soaking  out  in  hot  water  I  put  her 
front  feet  into  poultices  made  of  scalded  bran  and  raw  onions 
pounded  up  and  mixed  with  it,  and  left  them  on  her  all  night. 
In  the  morning  her  feet  looked  like  a  piece  of  chicken  meat, 
and  she  walked  out  as  limber  as  an  eel.  After  breakfast  I 
took  her  to  the  shop  and  got  a  new  piece  of  Kersy,  put  un- 
der her  shoes,  as  I  always  used  that  on  her  to  take  off  the  blow, 
did  not  let  it  cover  the  sole  of  her  foot,  but  just  used  it  under 
the  shoes,  and  I  knew  it  helped  her  a  great  deal,  as  it  will  any 
horse  that  is  a*  little  touched  in  front.  This  mare  could  not 
stand  any  sole  pressure,  she  wanted  all  the  bearing  on  the  wall 
of  her  foot,  and  could  always  go  from  two  to  three  seconds 
better  with  the  Kersy  under  her  shoes  than  she  could  without 
it,  and  yet  leave  that  cloth  entirely  over  the  sole  of  her  foot 
and  she  could  not  go  a  bit. 

A  little  after  11  o'clock  I  put  the  harness  on  her  and  went 
out  and  jogged  her  two  miles  and  moved  her  along  a  mile  in 
2:.50  ;  then  I  came  in,  and  after  cooling  her  out  a  few  minutes 
I  put  the  boots  on  her  and  moved  her  along  a  mile  in  2:30  ; 
then  I  took  her  in  and  cooled  her  out,  and  when  the  bell  rang 
she  and  I  were  ready  for  any  emergency  that  might  arise. 

Jimmey  Golden  seemed  to  have  perfect  confidence  in  De 
Barry,  for  as  we  went  down  onto  the  track  to  decide  the  mat- 
ter, I  said  tq  Golden,  "How  do  you  feel?"  He  replied, 
"  Never  better,"  and,  "  I  think  I  will  do  you."  And,  by  the 
way,  Jimmey  is  a  man  who  don't  need  much  telling — he  looks 
after  matters  and  his  horse  about  as  closely  as  anyone  can, 
and  when  he  gets  through  with  an  animal  no  one  else  need 
expect  to  improve  him  much.  We  commenced  and  scored  a 
few  times  unsuccessfully.  The  judges  tapped  the  bell  and 
called  us  all  to  the  stand  and  ordered  us  to  go  up  to  the  hun- 


98  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

dred  yard  distance  and  score  down  with  me,  as  I  had  the  pole, 
and  not  come  ahead  of  me  under  a  penalty.  We  came  down 
with  the  other  three  horses  head  and  head.  I  was  a  little 
back,  say  a  length,  but  they  gave  the  word  and  De  Barry 
went  right  in  and  took  the  pole  and  my  friend  Bowen  had  me 
in  the  pocket  again.  But  it  did  not  do  him  much  good,  for 
his  horse  broke  at  the  turn  and  let  me  out,  and  I  went  right 
at  De  Barry  for  dear  life.  We  went  head  and  head  until 
within  fifty  feet  of  the  wire,  neither  one  making  a  break  or 
misstep.  From  there  I  pulled  the  whip  on  Kite  and  won  the 
heat  by  about  a  saddle-girt  in  2:18f.  And  then  came  the 
howl.  De  Barry's  friends  made  a  great  kick  and  claimed  the 
heat,  but  the  judges  would  not  have  it  and  gave  me  the  heat 
and  race.  I  don't  think  I  ever  drove  a  race  in  my  life  where 
there  was  more  feeling  manifest  from  start  to  finish,  and  I 
don't  believe  some  of  the  Boston  people  have  got  over  it  to 
this  day. 

The  next  and  last  race  I  trotted  her  that  year  was  at 
Goshen,  N,  Y.,  October  15,  over  a  half-mile  track  in  the  free- 
for-all  against  the  great  Red  Wilkes  gelding  Phil.  Thompson, 
2:16|-,  and  Walnut,  2:19^.  It  was  a  very  cold,  raw  day.  The 
track  was  very  hard.  Kitefoot  was  considerably  sore  in  front 
and  she  did  not  like  to  go  over  that  hard  track.  But  Thomp- 
son was  so  great  a  favorite  on  account  of  his  showing  himself 
such  a  good  horse  on  a  half-mile  ring,  that  Jimmey  Gold- 
smith, who  was  driving  Walnut,  and  myself  thought  it  would 
be  well  to  take  a  little  of  that  short  end  and  just  go  out  and 
give  that  grey  gentleman  a  horse  race  for  the  money.  Jimmey 
thought  he  could  carry  him  the  first  heat  about  as  fast  as  he 
would  want  to  go.  So  we  decided  that  Jimmey  should  go 
out  and  give  him  a  fight  for  the  first  heat  and  I  would  lay  up. 
He  done  so  ;  Walnut  was  not  much  good  that  day  and  did 
not  get  very  near  Thompson  after  we  got  the  word,  and  the 
grey  horse  won  the  heat  very  easily  in  2:25^.  The  next  licat 
the  track  was  so  hard  that  Kite  hated  to  conimencc,  and  1  got 
a  very  poor  send   off.      I  was  behind   and   my  mare  on  almost 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  99 

any  gait  but  a  trot.  Thompson  shot  away  from  me  like  an 
arrow,  opening  a  gap  of  fully  ten  lengths  to  the  quarter  pole, 
but  the  old  mare  got  warmed  up  by  that  time  and  commenced 
to  close  on  him,  and  finished  close  up  in  2:22.  I  was  consid- 
erably dissatisfied  with  the  send  ofl^  and  told  the  judges  so, 
and  insisted  on  their  sending  me  away  on  a  trot  next  time. 
One  of  the  judges  looked  at  me  and  said,  "  Jack,  your  mare  is 
so  sore  she  can't  hit  a  trot,  it's  no  use."  But  I  insisted  there 
was,  and  said,  "The  race  is  not  over,  and  I  will  do  him  yet  if 
you  will  let  me  away  on  a  trot  and  give  me  any  kind  of  a 
send  off."  I  went  and  got  some  hot  water  and  a  soaking-tub 
aud  put  Kite  into  it  in  front,  and  covered  her  up  warm.  I 
did  not  rub  her  body  any  to  speak  of,  just  straightened  her 
hair  and  rubbed  her  legs  thoroughly.  I  kept  her  in  the  hot 
water  until  the  bell  rang — in  fact,  harnessed  her  and  put  the 
boots  on  her  while  she  stood  in  the  tub.  I  brought  her  out 
and  hitched  her  as  quick  as  possible.  Jimmey  Goldsmith  had 
drawn  his  horse  Walnut  and  Thompson  was  out  there  waiting 
for  me.  I  found  that  my  mare  was  greatly  improved.  We 
went  right  up  and  came  down  for  the  word,  and  I  think  we  got 
it  the  first  time  to  a  good  start.  Thompson  took  the  lead, 
but  I  kept  close  to  his  wheel  and  when  near  the  three-quarter 
pole  went  right  up  to  his  head.  There  Sneider  commenced  to 
use  his  whip.  I  said  to  him,  "  Don't  punish  your  horse,  for  it 
will  be  no  use  ;  I  am  going  easy."  When  we  rounded  into 
the  stretch  I  moved  along  and  won  the  heat  in  2:21|^,  which 
was  the  fastest  heat  ever  trotted  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y., 
and  they  chalked  it  upon  the  blackboard  to  that  effect,  and 
Kitefoot  was  loudly  applauded.  The  race  was  then  virtually 
over,  as  Thompson  was  done,  as  well  he  might  be,  for  he  had 
went  three  corking  heats.  I  won  the  next  in  2:28|^  and  the 
fifth  heat  and  race  in  2:30|. 

She  went  into  winter  quarters  in  good  order  and  I  win- 
tered her  as  I  did  the  previous  year.  In  the  spring  she  came 
out  in  good  shape  for  her  as  she  was  not  a  mare  that  could  go 
out  and  show  you  much  speed   without  preparation.     We  all 


too  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

know  some  horses  always  have  tlieir  speed,  but  she  was  not  one 
of  that  kind,  her  speed  came  with  her  work,  and  she  had  to  be 
properly  conditioned  before  she  was  at  an  edge.  I  did  not 
pay  any  attention  to  trials  with  her,  just  simply  gave  her  the 
proper  work  and  care,  and  when  the  race  came  she  was  ready 
to  do  her  part  and  give  you  a  good  race  for  the  money.  This 
proved  to  be  the  case  in  her  first  race  in  the  spring  of  1887, 
which  took  place  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  June  14th.  She  was  en- 
tered in  the  2:19  class,  in  which  was  J.  B.  Thomas,  2:184^, 
Billy  Button,  2:18^,  and  Libby  S.,  2:19|^.  This  race  was  quite  in- 
teresting, as  the  public  had  several  surprises  and  disappoint- 
ments. Libby  S.  was  supposed  to  be  the  winner  beyond  a 
doubt  as  she  had  on  May  20th  at  Belmont  Park,  Philadelphia, 
trotted  a  great  race  and  made  a  record  of  2:19^.  My  mare 
was  high  in  flesh  and  I  did  not  care  to  give  her  a  hard  race. 
I  guess  Turner  felt  about  the  same  about  Button.  Libby  S. 
went  out  and  won  the  first  heat  in  2:19^.  That  made  her  so 
strong  a  favorite  that  the  betting  came  to  a  stand  still.  S.  W. 
and  I  had  played  a  little  money  on  the  short  end  because  it 
w^as  cheap,  and  I  think  Turner  had  done  the  same,  as  we  said 
to  each  other,  "  We  can't  lose  much  and  something  may  hap- 
pen,'' and  there  did  in  the  second  heat,  for  Libby  S.  threw  a 
shoe  and  was  distanced.  Thomas  won  the  heat  in  2:20|^,  and 
then  he  was  about  as  big  a  favorite  as  Libby  S.  had  been  pre- 
viously. The  Libby  S.  delegation  was  trying  to  get  their 
money  back  on  him.  He  won  the  third  heat  in  2:20f.  In 
the  fourth  heat  the  three  horses  were  well  bunched  and  I  was 
willing  on  my  part  that  Thomas  should  win  the  heat  and  race, 
but  he  tired  soon  after  we  rounded  into  the  stretch  and 
Turner  moved  up  and  won  the  heat  in  2:23|-.  When  we  came 
out  for  the  fifth  heat  I  said  to  the  boys,  "  It  is  now  or  never  ; 
1  am  going  to  move  up  and  see  if  I  can  win  a  lieat."  So 
when  we  got  the  word  I  went  right  at  Button  and  Turner 
and  they  showed  fight  ;  the  heat  was  very  exciting,  first  one 
showed  in  front  and  then  the  other,  but  I  won  by  half  a 
length  in  ±2^. 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  lOI 

After  Turner  won  the  fourth  heat  with  Button  he  became 
quite  a  favorite,  and  my  winning  this  heat  with  Kitefoot  was 
another  disappointment  to  the  people.  But  it  did  not  change 
the  betting,  as  the  time  was  slow.  I  did  not  feel  like  putting 
much  money  on  Kitefoot,  as  I  did  not  consider  her  in  condi- 
tion to  stay  up  and  trot  a  bruising  race.  I  have  many  times 
seen  horses  knocked  off  for  a  whole  year  by  giving  them  a 
hard  race  early  in  the  season,  especially  if  it  was  the  first  one. 
But  we  got  a  little  at  loggerheads  and  both  wanted  to  win, 
and  when  I  looked  over  matters  I  found  it  made  a  difference 
in  my  favor  of  between  three  and  four  hundred  dollars,  if  I 
won  the  race,  so  I  decided  to  go  out  and  fight  for  it  to 
the  bitter  end,  and  it  looked  asthough  Turner  felt  the  same 
way,  for  he  drove  as  I  have  always  seen  him  drive  when  he  is 
out  for  the  money.  But  I  won  the  heat  by  a  length  in  2:24|-. 
When  we  came  out  for  the  seventh  heat  I  overheard  Turner 
say,  "  God,  how  I  would  like  to  win  this  next  heat  and  keep 
them  guessing  a  little  longer,"  and  if  you  ever  saw  a  man  put 
on  the  war  paint  and  spit  on  his  hands  it  was  Turner  driving 
Button  in  that  seventh  heat.  He  lifted,  hurrahed,  pumped, 
pushed  and  crowded  Button  every  inch  of  the  road,  and  as 
both  horses  were  good  actors  and  it  was  getting  nearly  dark, 
they  both  indulged  in  many  a  jump  and  neither  of  us  tried  to 
break  the  lines,  when  they  broke  ;  in  fact,  it  was  a  sort  of  a 
go-as-you-please  heat,  but  I  won  it  by  a  short  neck  in  2:23|, 
and  as  we  came  back  to  the  stand  and  got  out  I  spoke  and 
said,  "  I  am  glad  this  is  over.''  The  General  replied,  "  So  am 
I,  and  you  bet  these  horses  are,  too." 

I  have  neglected  to  say  in  the  first  part  of  this  race  for 
three  heats  I  was  laying  up,  just  barely  getting  inside  the  dis- 
tance flag.  Consequently  this  race  did  not  injure  my  mare 
much,  as  she  was  only  driven  the  last  three  heats  and  they 
were  slow.  In  my  judgment  it  is  the  pace  that  kills  and  in 
this  race  I  believe  that  one  heat  in  2:20  would  have  done  her 
more  harm  than  the  three  slow  heats  I  gave  her.  The  next 
morning  after  the  race  she  was  bright  as  a  dollar,  not  seeming 


102  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

to  be  any  worse  for  the  race.  We  had  of  course  given  her 
extra  good  care  during  the  night,  as  I  felt  as  though  she  had 
paid  for  it  with  her  own  money. 

The  next  week,  June  24th,  I  started  her  at  Island  Park, 
Albany,  in  the  2:19  class,  in  which  was  Billy  Button  and  Elec- 
tric, 2:20.  This  race  w^as  not  of  much  interest  as  Billy  But- 
ton or  Electric  did  not  seem  to  be  right  that  day.  Button 
won  the  first  heat  in  2:25|,  and  Kitefoot  won  the  next  three 
heats  and  race  in  2:23,  2:22^  and  2:24^,  which  were  just  nice 
repeats  for  the  mare  and  put  her  in  good  form  for  her  race  the 
next  week,  June  29th,  at  Poughkeepsie. 

This  looked  as  though  it  would  be  a  grand  race  and  a 
great  betting  race.  Kenilworth  was  in  and  reported  to  be 
going  fast.  J.  B,  Thomas,  report  said,  had  went  a  mile 
over  Fleetwood  in  2:19  the  week  before.  The  race  at  Hart- 
ford had  seemed  to  have  conditioned  and  done  him  good.  He 
certainly  seemed  to  be  in  the  pink  essence  of  form.  There 
also  started  Electric,  2:20  ;  Spofford,  2:19|-,  and  Lady  Bare- 
foot. 

In  the  betting  Kenilworth  would  bring  as  much  and  some- 
times more  than  all  the  rest.  There  was  considerable  money 
played  in  that  way.  When  the  bell  rang  they  all  appeared  on 
the  track  and  warmed  up,  but  Murphy  seemed  to  think  that 
Kenilworth  was  not  just  right  and  concluded  the  race  would 
do  him  more  harm  than  good,  so  he  drew  him.  That  made  a 
difference  with  me  financially.  Kenilworth  being  drawn  the 
pools  on  him  were  declared  off  ;  that  made  the  pools  very 
light,  as  the  largest  end  of  the  money  was  on  Kenilworth.  I 
had  played  my  mare  some  before  Kenilworth  was  drawn,  as  I 
had  great  confidence  in  her  ability  to  do  that  party,  though 
she  had  not  shown  a  mile  better  that  2:22^-  that  spring.  The 
betting  now  came  to  a  stand  still.  People  did  not  seem  to 
know  just  what  to  do.  They  seemed  to  be  waiting  to  see  the 
horses  go  a  heat.  We  went  off  and  I  laid  up  the  first  heat  to 
see  who  could  and  who  could  not  go.  Was  in  hopes  the  bet- 
ting would  improve  after  the  first  heat,  providing  it  was  won 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  IO3 

in  good  time.  J.  B.  Thomas  won  the  heat  easily  in  2:21 1,  as 
there  was  no  horse  that  could  make  him  go  faster.  This  heat 
did  not  seem  to  excite  the  people  any,  so  I  made  up  my  mind 
to  go  along  and  win  it.  I  concluded  first  money  was  about 
all  I  would  get  out  of  it.  When  we  got  the  word  in  the  sec- 
ond heat  I  moved  along  up  to  J.  B.  Thomas,  and  before  I  had 
got  to  the  half-mile  pole  I  made  up  my  mind  I  had  quite  a  job 
on  my  hands  to  beat  him.  Every  time  I  moved  up  he  seemed 
to  slide  away  from  me.  I  thought  he  could  go  just  about  as 
fast  as  he  liked,  but  I  kept  hammering  away  at  him,  as  Kite- 
foot  was  a  mare  that  I  could  commence  to  drive  as  soon  as  I 
got  the  word  and  kept  at  it  all  the  way,  and  seemed  to  go  a  little 
faster  every  time  I  spoke  to  her  or  touched  her  with  the  rein  or 
whip.  I  want  to  tell  you  that  kind  of  horses  are  very  scarce. 
J.  B.  Thomas  went  to  the  half-mile  pole  in  1:08.  I  was  about 
a  length  and  a  half  back  of  him,  but  as  we  neared  the  three- 
quarter  pole  I  had  crept  up  and  lapped  him.  When  we  fairly 
straighted  into  the  stretch  I  was  about  on  even  terms  with 
him.  By  this  time  I  was  satisfied  I  could  beat  him  the  heat. 
Then  the  thought  struck  me,  "  Had  I  not  better  let  Thomas 
win  the  heat,"  for  I  knew  it  would  be  quite  a  little  faster  than 
the  one  before  and  might  help  the  betting.  Little  did  I  think 
it  would  be  trotted  better  than  2:18  or  he  would  have  won  it, 
I  assure  you,  for  it  would  have  been  just  a  little  easier  to  have 
lost  the  heat  than  to  have  won  it.  I  went  all  the  way  to  the 
wire  undecided.  First  I  would  think,  I'll  take  the  heat,  then 
again  rU  lose  it ;  but  finally  I  said  to  myself,  "  I'll  win  it," 
and  gave  my  mare  a  crack  with  the  whip  and  done  so.  But 
in  less  than  two  minutes  I  was  sorry  for  it.  My  son  was  there 
and  had  my  watch.  He  timed  the  heat  and  was  the  first  one  that 
got  to  me.  As  I  dismounted  he  said,  "  Pa,  pa,  that  was  a  fast 
heat;  it  was  better  than  2:17."  I  saiJ,  "Pshaw,  young  man, 
you  have  not  got  that  right."  And  I  didn't  think  he  had,  for 
I  had  never  seen  the  mare  go  a  smoother  mile  in  my  life,  and 
let  me  tell  you,  that  is  when  they  go  fast  miles.  You  cannot 
have  much  friction  and  trot   in   2:16   or  2:18.     I  looked  at  his 


104  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

watch  and  he  had  it  2:1(!J.  By  that  time  several  others  had 
got  to  me  and  said,  "Jack,  you  are  out  of  )'onr  class  unless 
you  have  some  friend  in  the  stand."  Then  one  of  ni}-  men, 
Gus  Smythe,  stepped  up  and  said,  "  Fred  is  right ;  I  have  got 
it  12:1(U,  and  you  better  get  for  the  stand  or  you  will  get  a 
mark  that  \-ou  will  not  like."  So  I  started  for  the  judges  and 
begged  and  pleaded,  almost  on  my  knees  ;  and  I  guess  I  would 
have  humbled  nu'self  in  that  manner  if  I  could  have  got  them 
to  have  hung  out  !2:I8|,  but  the}- said  -:17]-  was  the  outside 
watch,  the  others  having  it  faster,  and  some  did  have  it  2:10^. 
They  put  it  out  2:17]-.  That  did  me  much  harm,  as  I  wanted 
to  trot  the  marc  through  the  big  Circuit  in  the  2:H>  class,  and 
as  it  was  it  put  me  in  the  free-for-all.  h'rom  this  out  I  won 
the  race  easy,  as  Thomas  could  not  make  me  go  a  heat  faster 
than  2:21  and  2:23. 

The  next  week  I  brought  her  home  and  trotted  her  at 
Phctnix  July  4th  for  a  little  sure  monc}'  against  Sally  C, 
2:17],  pacer.  That  done  her  more  harm  than  the  mone}-  done 
me  good,  as  the  track  was  ver}- hard  and  rough.  It  seemed  to 
sore  her,  and  it  took  me  two  or  three  weeks  to  get  her  over 
it.  It  was  a  very  poor  half- mile  track,  and  consequent!}'  it 
was  slow  time,  she  winning  the  race  in  2:28,  2:27  and  2:25. 
But  1  entered  her  down  the  line  in  the  free-for-all  class,  com- 
mencing at  Cleveland  Jul}-  2"^  and  2i),  against  Charles  Hilton, 
2:17],  Arab,  2:15,  INIaud  Messenger,  2:1(1].  and  J.  O.,  2:17]. 
This  was  a  hartl  race.  J.  O.  won  the  first  heat  in  2:17],  the 
third  heat  in  2:18,  Arab  winning  the  second  heat  in  2:18^, 
fourth  in  2:17j,  and  the  fifth  and  race  in  2:1()|-.  Charles  Hil- 
ton got  third  monc}-  and  Kitefoot  fourth. 

The  next  week,  August  5th,  we  came  to  l^)uffalo,  where  I 
met  Arab,  J.  O.,  Charles  Hilton,  and  Bhil.  Thompson,  2:10^. 
Arab  again  winning  the  race,  this  time  in  three  straight  heats 
in  2:17]-,  2:L1>  and  2:'i8^>.  I  just  being  able  to  beat  Phil. 
Thompson  for  fourth  monc}-. 

The  next  week,  August  21st,  we  again  tried  conclusions 
with  the  same  field  of  horses,  except   Bessie,  2:17,  who  joined 


EVERY    MAN    IIlS    OWN   TRAINER.  105 

US  there.  My  mare  had  improved  some  by  this  time.  This 
race  was  strung  out  and  kept  the  boys  guessing  about  all  the 
afternoon.  Arab  won  the  first  heat  in  2:18.  The  race  looked 
a  little  checkered  as  the  betting  lluctuatcJ  between  Arab  and 
J.  O.  as  favorite — it  would  be  first  one  and  then  the  other, 
but  J.  O.  finally  pulled  it  off  in  2:1^,  2:17|  and  2:1S|.  I  got 
third  money  as  I  was  able  this  time  to  beat  Charles  Hilton. 

The  next  week,  August  19th,  at  Utica,  I  began  to  like  my 
mare  a  little  better  and  put  some  money  on  her  at  long  odds 
in  her  favor.  We  had  c]uite  a  tough  race  between  J.  O., 
Charles  Hilton  and  myself.  Phil,  Thompson  was  also  in,  but 
was  not  much  good.  Charles  Hilton  won  the  first  heat  in 
2:20|.  Some  time  in  the  forepart  of  the  race  I  thought  J.  O. 
was  giving  me  the  shoe,  that  means  was  willing  I  should  win 
it.  I  said,  "  All  right,  boys,  I  am  willing  to  take  it  and  I  have 
room  in  my  clothes  for  the  money."  \^ut  later  on  I  did  not 
think  J.  O.  could  beat  me  if  he  wanted  to  for  Splan  drove 
him  in  the  deciding  heat  with  that  old-fashioned  war  whoop 
of  his  from  start  to  finish,  but  he  never  came  any  nearer  than 
my  wheel.  1  won  the  race,  trotting  the  second  heat  in  2: 19 J. 
The  third  heat  was  won  by  J.  O.  in  2:20.  Kitefoot  won  the 
fourth  heat  in  2:2U,  and  the  fifth  in  2:1S|. 

There  was  quite  a  feeling  over  the  race  as  some  people 
thought  Splan  was  not  trying  to  win  it  with  J.  O.  Counselor 
Crawford  and  Splan  had  a  hot  discussion,  the  Counselor 
seemed  to  think  Splan  did  not  treat  him  just  right,  and  de- 
clared right  there  he  would  get  even  with  Splan  the  first 
opportunity,  which  he  did  the  following  week,  August  2Tth, 
at  Albany.  When  we  arrived  at  Island  Park  we  held  a  coun- 
cil of  war  the  morning  of  the  race.  We  decided  to  go  out  in 
the  afternoon  and  try  to  beat  J.  O.,  who  was  quite  a  favorite 
in  the  betting  at  the  club  house  in  the  forenoon.  Four  of 
us—General  Turner,  Knapp,  McCarthy,  Counselor  Crawford 
and  myself — thought  we  were  capable  of  doing  J.  O.  and  his 
talented  driver.  The  Counselor  was  appointed  master  of  cere- 
monies, as  he  knew  J.  O.  and  John  Splan  better  than  any  one 


I06  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

else  of  the  party.  He  said  he  would  give  more  to  down  that 
pair  than  anything  else  he  knew  of  just  at  that  particular 
time.  He  gave  each  of  us  a  particular  part  to  do  and  when 
to  do  it.  In  drawing  for  positions  Charles  Hilton  drew  the 
pole,  J.  Q.  second,  Astral  third,  Spofford  fourth,  Kitefoot  out- 
side. If  a  horse  ever  got  haseracted  it  was  J.  Q.  Splan  al- 
ways gave  him  a  long  score,  went  well  up  the  stretch  half-way 
to  the  three-quarter  pole  nearly  every  time.  We  would  go 
up  to  the  first  distance  and  when  J.  0.  would  get  under  full 
headway  we  would  turn  and  come  down  with  him,  but  some 
one  of  the  horses  would  be  on  a  break  or  out  of  his  place 
every  time,  consequently  we  would  not  get  the  word.  My 
mare  was  in  fault  many  times,  being  on  the  outside  of  the 
track  and  it  was  very  hard.  She  was  also  a  little  shy  of  the 
tent  over  the  pool  stand.  The  judges  got  out  of  patience 
with  us,  called  us  to  the  stand  and  gave  us  some  terrible  turn- 
ing overs,  but  nevertheless  we  had  our  orders  and  were  sworn 
to  obey  them.  In  this  way  we  scored  seventeen  or  eighteen 
times  before  we  got  the  word.  The  judges  finally  called  me 
up,  seeming  to  think  I  was  to  blame,  and  reprimanded  me 
pretty  severely  and  wanted  to  know  what  we  were  trying  to 
do.  I  endeavored  to  bring  a  smile  over  their  faces  by  saying 
I  did  not  know  what  the  rest  were  trying  to  do,  but  for  my 
part  I  was  out  for  the  money.  But  no  smile  appeared,  for 
they  had  exhausted  their  good  nature.  We  finally  got  the 
word  and  about  thirty  rods  below  the  stand  Charles  Hilton 
broke  and  ran  right  head  and  head  with  J.  O.  clear  to 
the  first  turn,  which  is  a  long  distance  from  the  stand  on  this 
track.  When  they  got  there  the  Counselor  seemed  to  forget 
to  turn.  He  kept  going  out  until  he  got  J.  O.  nearly  to  the 
outside  of  the  track  and  then  he  broke,  too,  and  Astral  slipped 
through  on  the  inside  antl  opened  a  big  gap.  When  J.  0. 
caught  he  cut  loose  after  Astral  with  a  wonderful  burst  of 
speed  and  overhauled  her  at  the  three-quarter  pole.  There 
J.  Q.  broke  again  and  Astral  won  the  heat  in  2:1!).  The 
General  and  myself  had  went   a   very   easy   heat,  both    laying 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  107 

* 
up.     The   heat   had   very   evidently  told    on    J.  0.,   which,  of 
course,  was  according  to  our  calculation. 

The  judges  distanced  Charles  Hilton  for  fouling  J.  Q., 
but  the  Counselor  was  still  on  the  field  in  command,  and  did 
not  leave  a  stone  unturned  which  would  be  in  our  favor.  He 
said,  "  Let  Astral  carry  him  another  heat  and  that  will  do 
him.  Keep  putting  the  money  on  Kitefoot  and  lay  her  up 
one  more  heat."  We  obeyed  orders.  Knapp  &  Splain  fought 
out  the  next  heat  on  the  same  line,  J,  Q.  winning  the  heat  by 
an  eyelash  in  2:21.  Then  the  Counselor  said,  "  Go  and  look 
at  him  ;  if  he  can  beat  any  one  from  this  out  I  am  willing  to 
lose  my  money.''  He  called  Frank  Van  Ness  to  go  and  look 
at  the  horse,  as  he  had  formerly  handled  him  and  knew  him 
well.  Frank  agreed  with  the  Counselor  that  he  was  done.  In 
the  next  heat  the  General  and  I  both  moved,  and  it  was  a 
tough  heat  all  the  way,  but  at  the  distance  box  J.  Q.  gave  it 
up  and  we  both  beat  him,  I  getting  to  the  wire  first,  but  the 
judges  after  a  little  consultation,  gave  the  heat  to  Spofford  on 
account  of  a  break  my  mare  made  in  the  stretch  ;  time,  2:21. 
Then  the  trouble  was  over,  for  I  won  the  fourth,  fifth  and 
sixth  heats  in  2:22|,  2:22^  and  2:22^.  But  after  the  fourth 
heat  the  judges  seemed  to  be  all  at  sea  without  a  compass; 
they  did  not  appear  to  know  what  was  going  on.  They  called 
Splan  in  the  stand  and  talked  of  taking  him  out.  Crawford 
and  James  Temple,  the  owner  of  J.  Q.,  were  in  the  stand  at 
the  same  time,  and  it  appeared  as  though  they  were  about  to 
put  on  the  gloves,  but  the  judges  stopped  them,  and  as  they 
came  out  of  the  stand  Splan  said  to  me,  "  I  am  having  a  pretty 
tough  day  of  it  with  you  people  getting  my  money  and  the 
judges  seeming  to  think  ]  am  not  trying  to  win  ;  I  hardly 
know  how  1  will  come  out.''  But  as  that  old  saying  is, 
"  There  is  always  a  calm  after  a  storm."  The  storm  passed 
and  we  got  the  money. 

I  don't  believe  the  judges  to  this  day  are  satisfied  with 
the  race.  They  still  think  Splan  was  not  trying  to  win,  but 
we  know  he  was,  and  that    he  and   Jimmy  Temple  lost  their 


I08  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

» 
money,  for  they  had  no  chance  to  get  it  off,  as  after  the  third 
heat   the   Counselor  and    my   friend    McNally   made  Kitefoot 
such  a  favorite  that  they  could  not  hedge  their  money  out. 

The  next  week  we  all  went  to  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  the 
same  field  started,  except  Bessie,  2:17^,  took  the  place  of  As- 
tral. We  commenced  to  put  some  money  on  Spofford,  think- 
ing he  could  beat  J.  O.,  but  he  was  not  quite  himself  and  the 
betting  was  so  bad  we  did  not  get  but  very  little  on  him. 
Kitefoot  won  the  first  heat  in  2:20,  Spofford  the  fourth  in 
2:21,  and  J.  O.  the  second  in  2:18,  third  in  2:17|,  and  the  fifth 
and  race  in  2.21J.  Kitefoot  second,  Spofford  third  and  Charles 
Hilton  fourth  money. 

This  virtually  ended  Kitefoot's  career  on  the  turf,  as  I 
did  not  start  her  at  Springfield  the  next  week.  She  was  in- 
jured in  a  railroad  accident  on  the  way  to  New  York  the  fol- 
lowing week  after  the  Springfield  meeting,  which  ended  her 
career  on  the  turf,  and  she  has  been  retired  for  breeding 
purposes. 

Mambrino  Dudley  came  into  my  hands  in  187T.  If  I 
co-uld  have  had  him  before  he  had  been  through  so  many 
hands  and  seen  so  much  breeding  service,  I  think  I  could  have 
driven  him  as  fast  a  mile  as  any  stallion  ever  went.  I  think  if 
there  ever  was  a  horse  that  could  go  a  two-minute  gait  on  a 
trot  he  could.  I  think  he  will  be  the  sire  of  a  family  of  trot- 
ters when  his  colts  get  age.  The  clay  I  gave  him  his  record  of 
2:19f  was  a  cold,  raw  day — the  second  of  Novem.ber.  I  con- 
sidered the  day  and  slow  track  was  at  least  against  him  three 
or  four  seconds.  His  breeding  is  superb  and  the  gentleman 
that  owns  him,  General  B.  F.  Tracy,  proprietor  of  Marshland 
Stock  Farm,  may  well  be  proud  of  him  and  his  progeny,  for 
as  surely  as  blood  tells  will  he  place  his  sons  and  daughters 
high  up  in  the  temple  of  fame,  successful  competitors  with 
the  best  and  bluest  blooded  animals  in  the  land. 

The  Lysander  family,  of  which  I  have  had  considerable 
experience,  has  carried  me  through  many  a  hard-fought  battle 
successfully,    as    fast    performers,  and    profitable  campaigners 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER'.  I09 

financially — I.ysander  Boy,  Lysander  Maid,  Lysander  Girl, 
Wm.  Kearney  and  Watt  completes  the  list.  They  are  not  a 
family  that  develop  speed  young,  families  differ  very  much  in 
that' respect.  Watt  could  only  show  about  a  two-forty  clip 
until  he  was  eight  years  old.  Then  he  began  to  show  signs 
of  more  speed  and  I  began  to  think  I  would  get  paid  for 
waiting.  When  he  was  seven  I  won  two  good  races  with  him 
and  money  enough  to  pay  his  oat  bill.  In  18S8  he  was  a  gen- 
uine race  horse,  reducing  his  record  to  2:24|,  and  earned  me 
money  enough  to  buy  a  pretty  fair  horse,  wagon  and  harness, 
a  few  barrels  of  flour  and  several  tons  of  coal.  In  the  fall  I 
sold  him  for  a  pretty  fair  price  to  parties  in  Germany,  where 
he  will  contend  for  honors  and  wealth  for  his  owner.  I  ship- 
ped him  on  the  9th  of  January,  1889,  in  company  with  James 
G.,  2:20^,  and  Jose  S.,  2:22|-.  They  are  in  the  same  stable  as 
Van  Buren  Girl,  2:251  Lynwood,  2:20^,  Blue  Belle,  2:20,  Julia 
C.,  2:23|,  Bob  Johnson,  2:27^,  and  2:22|  to  saddle,  Pat  Demp- 
sey,  2:27^,  Tourist  Boy,  2:32^,  Jessie  Hammond,  2:25-^,  Trou- 
ble, 2:24|,  Lysander  Belle,  2:33i  Lysander  Girl,  2:35^,  Ada 
E.  C.,  2:28,  and  four  brood  mares  with  colts  by  their  side.  All 
of  which  I  have  purchased  and  shipped  to  one  party,  and  he 
has  had  the  best  stable  in  Europe,  in  the  past  four  years. 

To  another  party  in  Austria,  who  has  always  been  the 
leading  man  on  the  turf  in  his  vicinity,  I  purchased  and 
shipped  Amber,  2:25^;  Francis  Alexander,  2:19;  Young  Am- 
ber and  three  brood  mares.  It  is  not  any  easy  matter  to  send 
horses  so  long  a  trip  by  rail  and  water  and  have  them  land  at 
their  destination  in  good  order.  I  always  take  a  good  deal  of 
pains  in  shipping  them.  I  load  them  very  different  from  the 
way  they  formerly  were  shipped.  I  always  send  them  by  the 
German  Lloyd  steamers,  which  is  as  good  a  line  as  ever 
crossed  the  ocean.  After  engaging  passage  for  my  horses  I 
look  up  the  stevedore,  that  is  the  man  who  has  charge  of 
loading  that  line  of  vessels.  I  have  him  assign  me  a  good 
roomy  place  to  arrange  my  stalls,  which  are  built  on  the  steer- 
age deck  where  steerage   passengers  are  accommodated   emi- 


no  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

grating  to  the  United  States.  Mr.  H.  B.  Kirkham,  the  ship 
carpenter,  has  always  done  my  work  as  he  thoroughly  under- 
stands the  business  and  is  very  reliable  and  will  follow  in- 
structions. I  have  him  build  a  regular  box-stall  about  ten  feet 
square,  with  a  good  feed  manger,  and  an  extra  partition  with 
a  groove  in  each  end  to  slide  in  the  boards  to  make  a  narrow 
stall,  just  wide  enough  for  the  horse  to  stand  up  in.  I  put  a 
heavy  pad  in  front  and  another  behind,  with  two  heavy  pieces 
of  canvas  about  six  inches  wide  with  ropes  at  each  end  to 
make  what  we  call  a  sling — -one  to  go  just  in  front  of  the  hind 
legs  and  the  other  back  of  the  front  legs.  The  ropes  being 
attached  above  the  horse  and  being  drawn  up  just  close 
enough  to  keep  the  horse  from  falling  down  in  case  of  a  storm 
or  rough  weather.  But  in  pleasant  weather  the  horse  is  al- 
lowed the  liberty  of  the  box-stall,  with  plenty  of  nice  fresh 
sawdust,  changed  every  day,  for  a  bed.  I  have  had  a  number 
of  horses  that  went  the  entire  voyage  in  the  box-stall,  not 
having  to  be  put  in  the  narrow  stall  or  sling,  and  they  have 
actually  gained  from  twenty-five  to  thirty  pounds  on  the  trip. 
We  always  put  on  board  plenty  of  good  hay  in  bales,  say  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  pounds  to  a  horse  ;  oats,  soft  feed, 
usually  fine  ships.  We  usually  feed  very  lightly  on  grain  the 
first  few  days  out,  giving  them  plenty  of  hay  ;  then  if  the 
weather  is  good  and  the  horse  keeps  well  and  has  a  good  ap- 
petite, we  increase  the  feed  to  about  what  they  have  been  in 
the  habit  of  having  at  home. 

1  have  never  had  but  one  horse  that  an}'thing  happened 
to.  That  was  Jessie'  Hammond,  seven  years  old,  and  one  of 
the  cleverest,  best  dispositioned  horses  I  ever  knew.  He  was 
a  grand,  good  race  horse  with  a  record  of  2:2r)|.  I  put  him 
aboard  as  I  always  had  the  other  horses.  He  seemed  to  be 
all  right  and  in  good  health,  was  not  at  all  nervous  or  fright- 
ened when  we  put  him  in  the  box  to  lower  him  down  into  the 
hold,  but  as  soon  as  the  vessel  got  up  steam  and  moved  away 
from  the  dock  he  commenced  to  tremble,  puff  and  blow  and 
kept  it  up  for  three  days.     He  would  not   eat  a  mouthful  of 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  I  I  I 

feed  or  drink  a  drop  of  water  and  died  on  the  fourth  day  out 
with  nervous  prostration. 

I  have  had  trouble  with  other  horses  in  loading;  them  and 
putting  them  in  the  box.  It  is  rather  a  frightful  place  to  put 
a  horse,  as  they  are  lowered  down  three  stories  into  the  hold. 
But  when  out  of  the  box  in  the  stall  they  seem  to  be  as  quiet 
and  contented  as  if  in  their  own  stable  on  the  land.  In  fact, 
some  will  go  the  whole  trip,  if  the  weather  is  good,  as  well  as 
could  be  wished  ;  will  lie  down  and  get  their  rest,  get  up  and 
walk  around,  eat  and  drink  as  usual,  and  when  taken  out  of 
the  vessel  at  Bremen  it  could  not  be  told  by  their  looks  that 
they  had  been  shipped  a  mile.  Others  will  act  dull  and  stupid, 
will  not  lie  down  and  will  stand  up  the  entire  trip  ;  they  will 
not  eat  or  drink.  It  will  take  such  horses  from  one  to  two 
weeks  to  recover  from  the  voyage.  Some  seem  to  lose  the 
use  of  themselves  and  are  stiff  and  sore  all  over.  One  three- 
year-old  colt  I  sent  over  had  a  good  passage,  was  only  ten 
days  on  the  route.  When  they  took  him  off  the  vessel  at 
Bremen  he  did  not  seem  to  have  a  joint  in  his  legs  and  could 
not  lift  his  feet  high  enough  to  step  over  an  inch  board.  He 
staid  in  that  condition  about  forty-eight  hours  before  he 
seemed  to  have  any  use  of  himself.  They  thought  he  was  en- 
tirely ruined,  but  he  recovered  in  about  two  weeks  all  right 
and  seemed  to  be  as  well  as  ever  and  has  made  a  good  horse. 
He  was  a  colt  by  Amber,  called  Young  Amber,  bred  by  Wal- 
ter Pendergast  of  Phcenix.  I  sold  him  to  Mr.  Smith  of 
Vienna,  Austria,  who  bought  Old  Amber  and  trotted  him 
through  Europe  so  successfully,  as  he  was  the  best  horse  across 
the  water  for  the  first  years  after  he  arrived. 

I  have  had  a  number  that  have  landed  there,  their  desti- 
nation being  about  eight  hundred  miles  from  the  seaport,  that 
were  fit  to  trot  a  race  in  ten  days  after  their  arrival. 

It  is  surprising  to  know  that  these  horses  have  done  as 
well  as  they  have  when  we  take  into  consideration  the  tracks 
which  they  have  to  go  over.  Most  of  the  tracks  are  of  grass. 
They  just  stake  them  out   with   poles,  setting  them    endways 


112  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

in  the  ground  about  thirty  feet  apart,  laying  out  their  track 
in  that  way  being  oblong  shape. 

Very  few  of  their  races  are  like  ours — three  out  of  five. 
They  go  dashes  of  a  mile  and  'a  quarter  or  one  and  three- 
quarters,  and  from  that  to  four  miles.  As  they  only  go  one 
heat,  they  often  trot  a  horse  two  races  in  one  afternoon. 

In  classing  their  horses  they  do  not  pay  any  attention  to 
record,  but  handicap  them  according  to  their  speed,  giving 
one  say  thirty  rods  the  start  of  a  faster  animal.  In  a  two  and 
a  half  mile  race  they  may  give  one  horse  a  start  of  a  quarter 
of  a  mile  over  another,  which  is  discretionary  with  the  judges. 
Many  times  when  seven  or  eight  horses  start  in  one  race  no 
two  horses  start  from  the  same  place,  they  will  be  strung  out 
with  a  man  to  each  horse  with  a  flag  and  start  all  at  the  same 
time  at  the  drop  of  the  several  flags. 

Another  feature  of  their  peculiar  custom  is,  they  will  al- 
low one  man  to  start  several  horses  in  the  same  race  by  entering 
them  in  different  people's  name.  A  man  might  have  one  fast 
horse  and  one  slow  one,  thinking  his  slow  one  might  get  so 
much  benefited  from  the  handicap  that  if  he  did  not  win  first 
money  with  the  fast  horse  he  might  second,  and  get  first  with 
the  slower  one.  I  know  one  case  where  my  friend  started 
Bob  Johnson  and  Blue  Bell  in  the  same  race.  Bob  Johnson 
had  so  much  the  start  that  he  had  the  race  of  two  and  a  fourth 
miles  won  before  Blue  Bell  got  half-way  to  the  wire. 

I  can  only  compare  some  of  their  tracks  there  to  our 
steeplechase  courses  here — through  the  field,  up  and  down  the 
hill,  round  the  sap  bush  and  home  again.  All  the  difference 
I  can  see  is  that  their  horses  do  not  have  to  go  over  the  fences, 
ditches  and  water  jump  as  steeplechasers  do. 

They  are  now  building  some  good  tracks  on  the  Ameri- 
can plan.  My  friend  Stein  tells  me  they  are  building  one  at 
Berlin.  I  sent  them  a  Griffin  track  machine,  which  is  the  only 
one  built  which  will  put  a  track  in  perfect  order.  They  expect  to 
have  some  great  races  there  this  year.  One  of  their  purses 
amounts   to  $7,0U0.     They  ought  to  have  a  large  entry  of 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  113 

good  horses,  as  Billy  Reading  of  Cuba  has  been  to  Kentucky 
buying  several  fine  ones  to  send  by  Charles  Dickennan  when 
he  returns.  They  are  going  to  a  man  who  lives  in  France  who 
purchased  last  year  Mollie  Wilkes  and  Misty  Morning.  They 
will  have  to  contend  with  several  good  ones  from  my  ship- 
ments, one  of  them  the  chestnut  mare  Blue  Belle.  Everyone 
here  that  was  acquainted  with  her  knows  that  she  was  one  of 
the  greatest  race  horses  that  America  ever  produced.  Ken- 
dall, her  driver,  and  Blue  Belle,  had  the  reputation  of  being 
the  greatest  pair  of  half-mile  track  goers  that  the  world  ever 
saw.  .They  were  a  terror  to  all  competitors.  The  last  season 
she  was  here  they  were  barred  out  of  the  Vermont  Circuit, 
where  she  had  been  in  the  habit  of  going  every  year  and  get- 
ting all  the  money.  If  she  had  not  been  expelled  from  the 
National  Association  for  trotting  out  of  her  class  and  under 
an  assumed  name,  $10,000  would  not  have  bought  her,  but 
she  was  no  good  for  trotting  purposes  here  on  that  account. 
I  bought  her  for  half  of  that  amount.  Her  being  disqualified 
here  did  not  affect  her  trotting  career  in  Europe,  as  they  have 
not  framed  any  regular  trotting  rules  as  yet  over  there.  She 
has  been  a  terror  to  all  other  competitors  in  France,  Austria, 
Italy  and  Germany,  and  has  beat  all  the  other  horses  im- 
ported, even  those  that  have  cost  double  her  purchase  price. 
She  has  won  every  big  purse  that  she  has  started  for,  conse- 
quently it  has  been  a  great  card  for  me,  and  has  been  the 
means  of  my  selling  a  number  of  other  horses.  But  it  is  a 
pretty  hard  matter  to  find  another  Blue  Belle  in  this  country 
or  any  other,  for  she  was  always  ready  and  willing  to  trot  a 
good  race  about  four  times  a  week  over  any  kind  of  track  and 
all  kinds  of  weather.  I  am  creditably  informed  that  her 
owner  has  refused  $12,000  for  her.  She  has  won  over  $20,- 
000  for  him  in  the  last  two  years  and  a  half. 

Van  Buren  Girl  has  been  equally  as  good  a  race  mare,  but 
not  as  fast,  as  Blue  Belle,  and  has  earned  him  fully  as  much 
money,  having  one  more  season's  campaigning  to  her  credit, 
he  having  bought  her  a  year  prior  to   Blue   Belle's  advent  on 


114  EVERY    MAN-   HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

European  tracks.      He  Avould  not  sell   her   to  day  for   double 
the  money  he  gave  me  for  her. 

Pat  Dempsey  also  has  been  a  grand,  good  race  horse  and 
has  earned  a  good  deal  of  money  for  his  owner.  He  was  sold 
for  $3,500  to  parties  in  South  America,  which  is  a  great  deal 
more  money  than  I  received  for  him.  In  fact,  he  has  had 
chances  to  sell  all  the  horses  I  have  purchased  for  him  at  very 
large  profits,  which  I  am  very  glad  to  hear,  as  he  is  a  very 
nice  gentleman,  plucky  and  full  of  nerve  force,  and  deserves 
all  the  good  luck  which  has  come  to  him  in  his  trans  Atlantic 
horse  ventures,  for  I  have  sold  him  many  thousand  dollars' 
worth  of  horses — and  he  never  sees  them  for  a  long  time  after 
he  has  paid  for  them — and  there  has  never  been  any  kicking 
or  fault-findincr. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

SHOEING. 

Examples  :    King    Almont,    Lilly    Langtry,    Lady    Whitefoot    and 

Elmonarch. 

The  most  important  and  essential  point  to  be  looked 
after  and  studied  is  the  foot.  It  makes  no  difference  how 
good  or  how  speed}'  a  horse  you  have,  if  his  feet  is  not  right 
he  will  not  and  cannot  trot  to  any  mark  which  will  be  a  credit 
to  himself  or  his  trainer.  The  foot  is  the  foundation  of  the 
horse  and  has  to  be  properly  shod  to  protect  and  keep  it 
good.  I  have  often  heard  it  remarked  by  people  that  if  some 
particular  way  of  shoeing  was  effectual  in  remedying  some 
defect  of  a  bad  foot,  it  also  ought  to  be  successful  in  protect- 
ing and  Iceeping  in  order  a  good  or  perfect  foot.  For  instance, 
a  bar  sho.'  is  a  protection  to  the  quarters  if  it  is  properly  put 
on,  the  bearing  is  on  the  frog  which  was  designed  by  the  con- 
struction of  the  foot  to  protect  the  heel,  as  it  is  a  cushion  of 
a  spongy,  elastic  nature  and  very  hard  to  injure.  The  heel 
strikes  the  ground  first  when  moving  fast  or  slow,  and  the 
greater  the  speed  the  harder  the  blow  and  concussion.  In 
every  horse  that  has  a  healthy  foot  the  frog  is  higher  than  the 
quarters.  This  can  be  observed  when  they  are  in  a  state  of 
nature  before  they  are  shod. 

Follow  out  nature's  laws  in  shoeing,  see  that  the  wall  of 
the  foot  is  protected  and  let  the  frog  take  care  of  the  sole. 
There  is  many  a  trotter  loaded  down  either  with  a  heavy  shoe 
or  toe  weight  to  make  them  go  square  and  stay  on  a  trot, 
when  if  they  were  properly  shod,  so  as  to  protect  the  sole  of 
the  foot,  in  many  cases  they  would  not  need  one-half  of  the 
weight  and  would  go  many  seconds  faster.  Many  horses  get 
the  name  of  being  quitters,  when  the  facts  are  it  is  caused  by 


Il6  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

punishment  from  concussion  and  not  from  a  faint  heart,  the 
foot  not  being  properly  protected.  I  really  think  the  Lockey 
pad  one  of  the  greatest  discoveries  of  the  age  as  a  protection 
to  the  foot  of  a  horse.  It  is  a  piece  of  heavy  leather,  going 
over  the  entire  foot.  It  is  kept  in  place  by  the  nails  of  the 
shoe,  at  the  toe,  and  is  rivited  at  the  heels  when  used  with  an 
open  shoe.  A  wet  sponge  is  placed  under  the  leather  next  to 
the  foot,  with  the  thickest  part  across  the  heel  over  the  frog. 
That  adds  to  the  elasticity  of  the  frog  and  also  protects  the 
entire  sole  of  the  foot.  Some  people  object  to  the  pad  on  ac- 
count of  the  damp  sponge.  It  being  confined  causes  a  sour, 
bad  smell  and  they  argue  it  will  rot  the  foot.  But  it  will  not 
if  it  is  properly  cared  for,  as  follows:  Once  or  twice  a  week 
take  some  diluted  carbolic  acid,  raise  your  leather  a  little  with 
a  foot  pick  and  pour  some  in,  which  will  cleanse  and  purify  it. 
I  many  times  use  the  pad  with  a  bar  shoe.  In  that  case  it  is 
not  necessary  to  rivit  it,  as  the  bar  will  keep  it  in  place.  I 
have  in  some  cases  used  oakum  instead  of  a  sponge,  but  I 
prefer  the  latter,  as  the  oakum  gets  dry  and  hard  very  soon. 
The  sponge  is  moist,  soft  and  keeps  the  foot  nearest  to  the 
state  of  nature  of  anything  I  have  ever  tried.  There  are  ex- 
ceptions in  all  cases,  for  I  have  had  horses  that  were  not  bene- 
fited with  the  Lockey  pad  or  any  device  that  cov^ered  the  sole 
of  the  foot.  They  would  not  or  could  not  go  a  bit  with  it  on. 
They  seemed  to  want  all  the  pressure  on  the  wall  of  the  foot 
and  the  frog.  In  these  cases  I  used  a  bar  shoe,  and  have  it  well 
concaved  on  the  under  side,  reaching  nearly  to  the  nails,  so  as 
not  to  touch  the  sole  in  any  place,  bringing  the  bearing  on 
the  outer  shell  and  frog  and  putting  a  heavy  piece  of  Kersej 
around  under  the  shoe.  It  should  usually  be  about  half  an 
inch  wide.  This  would  make  a  great  difference  in  the  speed 
of  my  horse,  ranging  from  three  to  five  seconds  better  than 
any  other  way  I  could  shoe  them.  Blacksmiths  seem  to  have 
a  mania  to  cut  and  carve  a  horse's  foot,  as  much  as  a  Yankey 
enjoys  whittling  a  pine  stick  with  a  sharp  knife.  They  will 
carve  out  the  sole,  rasp  off  the  toe,  open  up  the  heel,  as  they 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  II7 

term  it — that  is,  cut  out  a  notch  each  side  of  the  frog — and 
will  tell  you  that  spreads  the  foot,  when  the  facts  are  that 
will  cause  the  foot  to  contract  more  than  any  one  thing  that 
can  be  done  to  it.  The  sole  is  intended  as  a  protection  and 
brace  to  hold  the  foot  out  in  its  proper  form.  Nature  made  a 
provision  for  expansion  in  that  natural  seam  in  the  centre  of 
the  frog.  Spreading  the  heel  in  any  other  part  causes  an  in- 
jury. My  experience  is  that  a  large  majority  of  horses  will 
go  better  with  a  good  length  of  toe.  Many  times  I  have  left 
the  toe  so  long  it  looked  outlandish  and  awkward,  but  they 
could  go  enough  faster  to  overbalance  that  criticism.  In  these 
cases  I  left  the  heel  of  good  heighth,  so  as  to  proportion  the 
foot  and  prevent  injuring  the  back  tendons.  There  are  cases 
where  the  sole  is  apparently  stronger  than  the  wall  and  should 
be  shod  with  a  level  bearing,  the  web  being  of  good  width 
and  touching  the  sole  and  wall  equally  all  the  way  round,  so 
as  to  prevent  the  wall  spreading  from  the  sole.  A  good  black- 
smith, one  that  is  fit  to  shoe  a  good  horse,  will  be  able  to  de- 
cide this  point  if  yout  mind  is  not  clear  about  it. 

There  are  horses  that  will  go  better  with  a  tip  for  a  short 
time — I  will  limit  it  to  a  month  or  thereabout.  All  the  bene- 
fit derived  from  a  tip  is  to  prevent  the  peeling  up  of  the  wall 
at  the  toe  and  giving  a  full  sole  and  frog  pressure.  But  if 
used  any  length  of  time  there  is  danger  of  injury  to  the  back 
tendons  if  they  have  severe  work,  especially  over  a  hard 
track,  consequently  you  should  watch  your  horse  carefully, 
and  if  you  should  discover  any  tendency  to  soreness  remove 
the  tips  and'  put  on  the  shoes  at  once.  In  most  cases  you 
will  see  an  improvement  in  your  horse  by  the  change.  Put 
on  the  tips  as  heretofore  explained  in  regard  to  colts. 

Many  horses  have  the  habit  of  forging  and  scalping, 
which  is  a  cause  ef  much  annoyance  and  trouble  many  times 
to  remedy  the  fault.  Most  people  think  the  horse  hits  the 
toe  of  the  hind  shoe  against  the  heel  of  the  front  shoe,  but 
that  is  not  the  case,  as  nine-tenths  of  the  horses  that  forge  or 
click,  as  it  is  many  times  called,  strike   the   toe   of  their  hind 


Il8  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

shoe  against  the  inside  of  the  toe  of  the  shoe  on  the  front 
foot,  which  is  caused  by  the  horse  not  getting  his  front  feet 
out  of  the  way.  In  these  cases,  if  you  will  put  on  a  shoe  in 
front  with  the  most  of  the  weight  in  the  heel,  that  is  a  good 
wide  web  two-thirds  of  the  distance  from  the  heel  to  the  toe 
on  each  side  of  it,  and  cut  it  out  around  the  toe  very  nar- 
row and  light,  your  horse  will  pick  up  his  feet  much  quicker 
and  get  them  out  of  the  way  of  his  hind  feet. 

With  some  horses  that  have  been  wearing  toe  weights 
and  scalps  bad,  try  a  shoe  with  all  the  weight  you  can  get  in 
the  toe  :  turn  the  point  of  the  toe  up  a  little,  taking  away 
the  toe  of  the  foot  so  as  to  fit  the  shoe  ;  round  off  the  toe 
with  a  file  similar  to  an  old  shoe  that  has  been  worn — that 
will  make  them  break  over  quicker  and  go  clear.  If  either  of 
these  do  not  correct  the  fault,  put  on  both  feet  behind  a  shoe 
that  is  about  as  heavy  again  on  the  outside  as  the  inside, 
leaving  the  outside  heel  about  half  an  inch  longer  at  least 
than  the  inside  ;  that  will  make  him  go  wider  behind  and 
they  will  pass  the  forward  feet  without*  any  interference.  It 
is  safe  to  say  that  eight  out  of  ten  horses  that  can  go  fast 
wear  this  kind  of  shoe  behind,  ranging  in  weight  from  six  to 
eight  ounces.  It  is  the  best  shoe  you  can  use  on  a  horse  that 
interferes  behind,  and  unless  he  is  a  very  bad  confirmed 
knocker,  it  will  cure  him. 

Many  horses  get  the  habit  of  going  a  little  sideways  be- 
hind ;  that  is,  going  with  one  hind  foot  in  between  the  for- 
ward feet,  which  causes  them  to  hitch  behind,  as  it  is  called, 
and  making  them  rough  gaited.  This  is  a  habit  that  is  con- 
tracted by  a  majority  of  horses,  both  young  and  old,  who  are 
being  worked  to  develop  speed,  more  especially  new  beginers. 
No  horse  can  go  fast  until  this  habit  is  corrected.  Inmost 
cases  of  this  kind  the  horse  has  more  stride  with  one  front 
foot  than  with  the  other.  The  usual  way  of  remedying  this 
fault,  with  most  people,  is  to  put  a  heavy  shoe  on  the  outside 
of  the  hind  foot,  that  goes  in,  which  will  correct  the  fault  in 
many  cases.     If  your  horse   goes   inside   with    his   right    hind 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  I  I9 

foot,  you  will  find  that  he  has  more  stride  with  the  oj:)posite 
or  left  forward  foot,  and  if  you  add  to  the  weight  of  the  left 
forward  shoe  one  and  a  half  to  two  and  a  half  ounces,  and  I 
have  added  as  high  as  four  ounces,  that  will  make  an  equal 
stride  of  the  front  feet,  which  must  cause  an  equal  stride  of 
the  hind  feet.  If  you  are  carrying  all  the  weight  that  is  neces- 
sary reduce  the  weight  of  the  right  forward  shoe  in  the  same 
ratio  as  above  directed,  which  will  produce  the  same  result.  If 
they  go  between  with  the  left  hind  foot  reverse  the  above  in- 
struction. After  the  horse  gets  age  and  is  thoroughly  gaited 
he  will  in  most  cases  go  with  a  shoe  of  equal  weight  in  front. 
While  this  is  the  easiest  and  best  way  to  remedy  this  fault,  it 
is  also  the  best  for  your  horse,  as  the  weight  necessary  to  cor- 
rect it  is  carried  by  the  forward  feet  and  thereby  relieves  the 
hind  legs,  and  as  they  are  the  propelling  power  to  drive  the 
machinery  and  draw  the  weight,  they  consequently  should  not 
carry  one  ounce  more  than  is  necessary  to  protect  the  foot 
until  every  other  means  is  exhausted  in  perfecting  your 
horse's  gait.  In  my  whole  experience  I  have  found  but  one 
horse  that  I  was  compelled  to  load  behind,  and  that  was  after 
experimenting  for  over  a  year  with  every  other  means  without 
success.  That  was  over  ten  years  ago  and  with  my  knowl- 
edge to-day  I  believe  if  I  had  him  now  I  could  regulate  his 
gait  without  weighting  him  so  hcivy  behind. 

The  easiest  way  to  ascertain  the  amount  of  weight  which 
it  is  necessary  to  carry  is  by  experimenting  with  stick-fast 
toe  weights  ranging  in  weight  from  one  to  four  ounces,  as  it 
can  easily  be  attached  by  a  small  screw  ;  put  on  your  light 
weight  first  and  move  your  horse  a  little  ways,  and  if  his  gait 
is  improved  but  not  quite  perfect,  remove  the  light  weight  and 
put  on  one  that  is  heavier  and  keep  trying  until  his  gait  is 
right,  and  then  put  the  weight  in  the  shoe,  which  is  the  cor- 
rect way,  but  if  your  horse  is  in  the  habit  of  carrying  toe- 
weights  you  might  carry  the  weight  that  way,  using  one 
heavier  on  one  foot  than'the  other.  But  I  prefer  the  weight 
in  the  shoe,  because  he  is  always  balanced  whether  going  fast 


I20  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

or  slow  either  on  the  road  or  track,  and  his  muscles  are  hard- 
ened and  accustomed  to  carrying  that  amount  of  weight.  In 
using  weights  a  horse  has  all  his  slow  work  without  them,  and 
they  are  only  put  on  when  you  are  going  to  give  your  horse 
fast  work.  I  believe  that  is  the  cause  of  their  doing  so  much 
injury. 

In  case  of  interfering  forward — ankles,  shins  or  a  bad 
knee  hitter — they  can  be  benefitted  greatly  by  shoeing.  If  it 
is  in  winter,  on  slippery  roads,  and  you  are  obliged  to  use 
caulks,  instead  of  using  one  toe  caulk,  and  that  in  the  centre 
of  the  shoe,  use  two,  one  each  side  of  the  centre  of  the  toe  of 
the  shoe,  about  one  and  a  half  inches  apart.  That  will  make 
them  break  over  on  the  toe  square  without  any  flop,  conse- 
quently they  will  not  hit  either  ankles,  shins  or  knees.  In  the 
summer  season,  when  you  are  using  a  plain  shoe  without 
caulks,  instead  of  making  the  shoe  round  square  it  across  the 
toe.  That  will  make  them  pick  up  the  foot  square  and  go 
clear,  as  most  horses  that  hit  themselves  pick  their  feet  up 
with  a  flop,  either  in  or  out.  They  are  what  we  call  loaferish 
gaited. 

Many  times  it  is  well  to  have  your  shoe  turned  with 
about  a  third  more  weight  on  the  outside  than  the  inside. 
Have  your  blacksmith  file  away  the  inside  edge  of  the  shoe 
all  it  will  bear,  but  keep  the  foot  round  and  of  perfect  form, 
as  a  horse's  leg  must  be  in  the  centre  of  the  foot  and  the  foot 
level.  Do  not  straighten  either  side  of  your  horse's  foot  to 
prevent  hitting  or  allow  one  side  of  the  foot  to  be  higher  than 
the  other,  as  either' way  is  liable  to  enlarge  the  ankle  joint 
and  produce  lameness.  In  this  case  have  your  nails  counter- 
sunk, instead  of  creasing  the  shoe,  as  then  you  can  file  the 
edge  of  the  shoe  below  the  bearing.  If  the  shoe  is  creased 
the  edge  is  flush  and  that  is  what  does  the  cutting  or  bruising 
of  your  horse. 

In  shoeing  a  colt  the  first  time  it  is  well  to  follow  nature's 
laws  as  near  as  possible.  Accordingly  his  first  set  of  shoes 
should  be  very  light  and  all  of  one  weight  forward  and  behind 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  12 1 

if  he  is  a  natural  gaited  trotter  or  pacer.  Do  not  use  a  shoe 
weighing  over  five  or  six  o-unces  on  a  yearling  or  two-year-old. 
With  this  manner  of  shoeing  you  do  not  unbalance  your  colt. 
The -shoes  are  simply  to  protect  the  wall  of  the  foot  and  leaves 
his  gait  natural,  until  he  gets  used  to  wearing  shoes.  Then 
you  can  experiment  with  stickfast  weights  after  he  has  ac- 
quired muscle  and  strength  to  learn  what  change  is  needed,  if 
any,  to  regulate  his  gait.  Many  times  no  change  is  neces- 
sary and  if  there  is  any  made  it  will  be  a  detriment  instead  of 
an  improvement. 

Leave  the  colt's  gait  natural  for  a  short  time,  and  if  he 
do^s  not  improve  in  speed  and  you  are  satisfied  that  nature 
wants  a.ssistance  and  he  requires  more  weight  in  front,  add  the 
weight  either  by  toe-weights  or  in  the  shoe.  Two  or  three 
ounces  on  each  front  foot  is  suf^cient  at  first  unless  your  colt 
is  rough  and  bad  gaited  and  inclined  to  pace  and  you  want 
him  to  trot.  In  such  cases,  many  times,  you  will  have  to  use 
double  that  amount  of  weight. 

If  your  colt  is  carrying  heavy  weight  be  sure  and  not 
speed  him  but  a  short  distance  at  a  time,  as  it  will  soon  tire 
and  spoil  him. 

A  colt  or  a  horse  will  carry  more  weight  in  the  shoe  alone 
than  divided  between  the  shoe  and  a  toe-weight,  and  carry  it 
further,  faster  and  easier  without  injury  to  the  animal.  More 
good  horses  are  spoiled  by  the  use  of  toe-weights  than  any 
one  thing,  and  still  we  have  to  use  them,  and  the  man  that 
knows  when  they  are  necessary  and  when  not  is  the  man  that 
has  success. 

The  experience  I  had  with  Lilly  Langtry,  2:23^,  will  illus- 
trate my  theory  of  equal  weight  shoes.  She  could  show  great 
natural  speed  in  the  field  or  to  the  halter  barefooted — in  a 
state  of  nature.  I  broke  her  in  the  winter,  there  was  snow 
on  the  ground  and  the  roads  were  soft.  I  drove  her  for  some 
time  without  shoes  ;  she  was  good  gaited  and  showed  plenty 
of  speed,  but  when  the  roads  began  to  get  icy  and  hard  I  was 
compelled  to  get  her  shod,     I  sent  her  to  the  shop  with  orders 


122  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

to  my  man  to  get  her  shod  light,  did  not  mention  any  exact 
weight.  He  had  a  pound  shoe  put  on  in  front  and  an  eight- 
ounce  behind.  When  I  came  to  drive  her  she  seemed  to  be 
entirely  changed  in  her  gait  and  could  not  go  a  little  bit.  I 
only  drove  her  once  or  twice  and  then  took  her  back  to  the 
shop  and  replaced  the  pound  in  front  with  an  eight-ounce 
shoe,  which  made  them  the  same  weight  as  those  behind. 
The  first  time  I  hitched  her  she  went  right  away  natural,  and 
in  fact,  could  always  show  more  speed  shod  that  way  than 
any  other  ;  but,  of  course,  when  I  commenced  to  trot  her  I 
had  to  use  a  little  heavier  shoe  to  protect  her  feet. 

This  would  apply  to  many  horses  if  adopted,  as  I  think 
many  that  are  great  lot  trotters  are  prevented  from  being 
track  trotters  by  poor  shoeing  the  first  time  in  allowing  the 
blacksmith  to  use  his  own  judgement.  You  should  go  to  the 
shop  with  your  horse  yourself,  see  that  his  foot  is  properly 
leveled  without  cutting  or  carving,  rasping  the  toe  or  lower- 
ing the  heels  any  more  than  is  necessary.  Weigh  your  shoes, 
see  that  the  shoe  is  level  and  fits  the  foot.  An  hour's  time 
spent  in  seeing  that  your  colt  is  properly  shod  the  first  time 
will  save  you  months  to  regain  what  you  have  lost  by  neglect 
in  this  one  thing.  Instead  of  being  unbalanced  b}'  carr}'ing 
more  weight  at  one  end  than  the  other,  which  must  seem 
very  awkward  and  clumsy  to  your  colt  at  first,  and  I  believe 
this  is  the  cause  of  so  many  field  trotters  being  harness  tied, 
as  it  is  usually  called. 

In  case  you  are  training  a  horse  that  has  to  carry  a  shoe 
of  good  weight,  say  sixteen  or  twenty  ounces,  you  naturally 
would  like  to  reduce  that  weight,  and  of  course  it  will  lessen 
in  weight  by  natural  wear  more  on  some  colts  than  others,  but 
keep  that  shoe  on  your  horse  as  long  as  he  appears  to  be  bal- 
anced with  it.  When  it  is  necessary  to  remove  your  shoes 
weigh  them  to  sec  how  much  they  have  reduced,  which  should 
not  be  more  than  two  ounces  in  a  month,  on  ordinary  soil, 
where  there  is  not  much  grit.  It  is  rare  that  a  horse  will  miss 
this  gradual  reduction  and  will   go  faster  and  better.     If   this 


EVERY    MAN    IITS   OWN    TRAINER.  123 

is  the  case  keep  him  in  those  shoes  as  long  as  it  is  safe  to  use 
them  without  breaking.  In  putting  on  a  new  shoe  add  two 
ounces,  as  follows  :  If  it  is  worn  away  to  twelve  ounces  make 
the  new  shoe  fourteen.  The  new  shoe  feels  different,  conse- 
quently  it  is  well  to  add  the  extra  weight.  If  you  have  an 
engagement  in  the  near  future  in  a  race  have  your  black- 
smith file  off  the  toe  of  the  shoe  similar  to  the  old  one,  as  I 
have  seen  many  a  race  lost  by  changing  shoes  a  day  or  two 
prior. 

I  said  heretofore  that  a  shoe  wears  away  more  on  some 
soils  than  others,  consequently  you  should  watch  your  shoes 
so  as  not  to  be  caught.  Some  tracks  will  wear  a  shoe  more  in 
one  week  than  in  six  on  others.  I  will  cite  a  case  of  my  own 
where  I  nearly  dropped  my  bundle  with  King  Almont  in  a 
race  at  Boston  by  his  shoes  wearing  out  so  much  faster  than  I 
had  any  idea  they  could.  I  had  him  shod  just  a  week  to  a 
day  before  his  race,  with  a  pound  shoe,  which  he  always  wore. 
The  iron  was  very  soft,  which  was  the  cause  of  it.  I  started 
him  in  the  race  and  knew  he  was  in  good  condition.  He  was 
neither  short  of  work  or  over-worked  and  I  thought  he  ought 
to  win  easy.  He  was  a  big  favorite — $100  to  $40 — and  I  had 
put  on  $()50  on  him  at  that  odds.  When  I  came  to  start  he 
seemed  to  be  unbalanced  and  broke,  did  not  act  like  himself, 
and  it  unbalanced  me  to  find  out  what  was  the  matter,  for  I 
got  beat  two  heats  that  I  tried  to  win  in  about  2:26.  I  knew 
he  was  able  to  trot  in  2:22  or  2:23.  Then  I  commenced  to 
look  matters  over  thoroughly.  My  friend  Ager  came  hurry- 
ing up  to  the  stable  to  know  what  was  the  matter,  as  he  was 
in  with  my  play  in  the  pool  box.  We  had  about  made  up 
our  minds  our  money  was  gone.  I  finally  went  to  my  horse 
and  picked  up  his  foot  and  to  my  surprise  his  shoes  were  worn 
down  almost  as  thin  as  a  case-knife.  My  feelings  were  imme- 
diately relieved  as  I  could  then  see  what  the  trouble  was.  I 
added  three  ounces  to  his  toe  weight  and  he  went  off  and 
won  the  next  heat  in  2:24  very  easy,  and  the  next  two  in 
about  the   same  time.     The   next   day   when    1    changed  his 


124  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

shoes  I  found  they  had  worn  away  one-half  in  a  week.  No 
horse  could  stand  such  a  great  reduction  in  so  short  a  time. 
Jock  Bowen  has  often  laughed  at  me  about  that  race,  sa}'ing  I 
was  the  worst  scared  man  he  ever  saw  without  being  hurt,  as 
I  had  about  made  up  my  mind  to  try  and  compromise  with 
him  and  ask  him  to  please  not  go  quite  so  fast,  when  the  fact 
was  Jock  had  his  money  on  my  horse  without  my  knowledge, 
as  he  knew  King  Almont  could  win  the  race. 

1  will  cite  another  case  in  the  mare  Lady  Whitefoot, 
2:18^.  When  she  came  into  my  hands  she  was  brushy  and 
speedy,  but  was  unsteady,  uneven  in  her  gait  ;  she  would  not 
go  over  twenty  or  thirty  rods  square  ;  she  would  then  com- 
mence to  hitch,  hobble  and  shive,  and  unless  I  would  take 
her  right  back  she  would  break  and  run,  but  was  a  good 
breaker,  would  not  make  but  a  few  jumps  before  she 
would  strike  a  trot  and  go  square  for  a  few  strides,  and  then 
would  commence  to  scrabble  again.  I  first  thought  it  was  on 
account  of  her  hitting  her  near  hind  shin,  which  she  did  quite 
hard,  but  I  soon  became  satisfied  that  the  trouble  was  in  the 
balance  beam,  that  is,  she  was  not  properly  shod.  I  devoted 
one  afternoon  to  the  shoeing  of  her.  She  wore  very  light 
shoes,  nine  or  ten  ounces  in  front  and  about  four  ounces  be- 
hind. She  did  not  wear  any  toe- weights.  I  hitched  her  to  a 
skeleton  wagon  and  tied  her  tail  up  close,  and  moved  her 
along  up  to  her  speed  ;  as  she  increased  her  speed  she  would 
begin  to  go  with  her  near  hind  foot  in  between  her  forward 
feet.  I  discovered  she  had  from  four  to  six  inches  more  stride 
with  her  right  forward  foot  than  her  left  one,  as  near  as  I 
could  judge,  that  was  the  cause  of  her  near  hind  foot  going 
in  between  the  forward  feet  trying  to  keep  up  with  that  off  front 
foot.  I  shod  her  tlirec  times  that  afternoon.  I  would  change 
her  shoes,  hitch  her  up  and  drive  her  a  little  ways  and  thought 
I  could  see  a  little  improvement,  but  not  quite  enough  ; 
would  come  back  and  change  the  shoes  again,  that  is,  kept 
filing  out  a  little  more  weight  on  the  near  front  shoe.  Finally 
when  I  found  the  right  front  shoe  weighed  nine  and  three-quar- 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  \2$ 

ter  ounces  and  the  left  one  eight,  I  put  the  harness  on  her 
and  went  out  and  moved  her  again  and  found,  as  the  boys 
say,  she  was  four-cornered.  She  had  never  showed  me  a  mile 
before  better  than  2:33,  and  the  next  week  she  got  a  record  of 
2:25|^,  which  shows  you  what  proper  shoeing  will  do  when  ap- 
plied to  correct  some  particular  fault  which  takes  much  study 
and  common  sense  to  be  able  to  tell  what  the  trouble  is. 
Many  a  good  horse  has  been  thrown  away  as  no  good  that 
might  have  trotted  fast  if  they  had  been  properly  balanced  in 
shoeing. 

Lady  Whitefoot  was  improving  every  time  I  drove  her 
after  changing  her  shoes.  I  was  not  quite  ready  to  go  out 
and  win  against  such  horses  as  Queen  Wilkes,  2:23|,  Cuba, 
Edgewood  and  Jessie  Ballard  in  a  race  trotted  at  Haitford 
September  3d,  ISSO.  Billy  Wicks  had  the  Queen  and  is  pretty 
slick  when  he  is  out  for  the  money.  I  told  Mr.  A.  E.  Alvord, 
the  owner  of  Whitefoot,  if  he  would  wait  another  week  I 
would  win  the  mare  out,  that  is,  we  would  have  the  mare  and 
the  money.  Mr.  Alvord  is  a  very  enthusiastic  man  over  a 
trotter.  He  wants  them  driven  for  all  they  are  worth  if  it 
takes  a  leg  off.  He  was  anxious  to  see  her  beat  2:30,  as  he 
hardly  thought  she  could.  I  went  ofT  and  won  the  first  heat 
in  2:25f.  Billy  Wicks  and  Tommy  Carr  with  Edgewood  saw 
they  had  to  do  something  to  keep  me  from  getting  their 
money.  Edgewood  could  go  away  from  the  score  fast,  would 
take  the  track,  and  Queen  Wilkes  could  go  away  a  little  faster 
than  I  could,  and  when  she  would  get  to  Edgewood,  Tommy 
would  let  her  through  inside  and  when  I  came  Tommy  would 
try  and  see  how  close  he  could  make  me  go  to  the  outside 
fence  without  going  over  it,  and  in  that  way  Queen  Wilkes 
beat  me  the  second  heat  in  2:25  ;  the  third  she  did  not  beat 
me  over  a  head  in  2:23|,  and  the  fourth  heat  in  2:27|,  which  I 
gave  up  at  the  half  as  Tommy  had  me  on  the  fence  both  sides 
of  the  track.     The  judges  distanced  him  for  fouling  me. 

The   next    week    I    turned    the  tables  on   the   Queen   at 
Springfield.     We  did  not  make  as  fast  time  on  account  of  the 


126  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

track  being  soft  and  slow.  It  was  dollars  to  buttons  that 
Queen  Wilkes  would  win.  and  I  had  quite  a  handful  of  the 
buttons.  There  was  in  this  race,  Sept.  7th,  Queen  Wilkes, 
2:23|  ;  Univeresy,  Cuba  and  Micado.  I  done  her  up  in  four 
heats  ;  time,  2:27,  2:27,  2:2G,  2.291.  In  the  last  heat  I  walked 
home,  as  some  of  them  would  have  appeared  bad  behind  the 
flag. 

The  next  week  I  trotted  her  another  race  at  Mystic  Park, 
Boston,  September  14,  which  she  won  very  easily.  This  was 
her  last  race  in  18SG. 

In  1887  I  won  six  races  with  her,  reducing  her  record  to 
2:24^  without  any  assistance,  except  in  one  race,  which  was  at 
Springfield,  in  which  my  friend  Ethel  Robinson  piloted  the 
little  mare  the  deciding  heat,  and  won  it,  reducing  her  record 
from  2:24|  to  2:24^. 

I  have  always  kept  the  difference  in  weight  on  her  for- 
ward shoes,  but  have  reduced  the  weight  of  each  shoe  about 
an  ounce,  and  she  has  always  been  as  good  gaited  as  a  horse 
could  be. 

In  1SS8  her  first  race  was  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  She  started 
against  Lotta,  St.  Elmo,  Eiction,  Silva  M.  and  Gautier.  I 
was  determined  not  to  give  her  a  hard  race,  as  it  ^\•as  carh'  in 
the  spring,  and  she  was  high  in  flesh.  1  did  not  put  any 
money  on  her.  Mr.  Alvord  was  there,  and  directed  me  to 
win  if  possible,  and  win  she  did.  It  proved  an  easy  race  for 
her,  as  the  rest  of  the  field  was  not  in  very  good  form.  I'he 
next  week  we  went  to  Hartford.  I  had  been  informed  that 
we  had  a  hard  horse'  to  go  against.  Black  Jack  by  Sweep- 
stakes was  reported  very. fast,  and  if  we  beat  him  we  would 
have  to  go  out  of  our  class,  which  I  objected  to.  I  asked  Mr. 
Alvord  to  stay  at  home,  which  lie  did,  but  I  gave  Black  Jack 
a  good  race,  making  him  reduce  his  record  from  2:24^  to  2:224-, 
winning  second  money,  which  I  was  very  well  satisfied  with. 
4'()m  King,  the  secretary,  thought  I  might  ha\e  won  the  third 
heal  if  the  track  had  been  a  little  wider  on  the  uppci-  turn. 

I  started  her  another  race  o\er   at    Boston  the  next  week 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  12/ 

just  for  her  entrance  money,  as  I  did  not  think  lier  cjuite 
ready  to  beat  such  horses  as  T.  T.  S.  2:1!)^,  Little  Nell  2:19^, 
and  Thornless  2:1SJ:. 

I  then  brought  her  home  and  commenced  to  prepare  her 
for  Cleveland,  the  initial  meeting  of  the  grand  circuit.  Mr. 
Alvord  and  I  discussed  that  race  many  times  before  we  went 
there.  We  made  up  our  minds  to  bring  about  half  of  Cleve- 
land home  with  us  if  we  could  win,  but  when  the  day  of  the 
race  came  Mr.  Alvord  had  missed  connections,  and  did  not 
get  there  in  time  to  put  the  money  on  as  he  intended  to. 
The  little  mare  done  her  part,  and  won  the  race  in  four  heats, 
winning  the  second  heat  in  2:18;^,  third  in  2:18|-,  and  fourth  in 
2:19,  defeating  a  field  of  fifteen  horses,  the  pick  of  the  whole 
country,  in  the  2:24  class.  The  field  was  Newton  B.,  2:17f  ;  Roy, 
2:21^;  Fugue,  2:19|- ;  Banner  Boy,  2:25;  Hunter,  2:23^; 
Superior,  2:1 9-|  ;  Justina,  2:23^^ ;  Civilization,  2:25|- ;  Jeremiah, 
2:22| ;  Hinder  Wilkes,  2:20^  ;"  Lady  Winship,  2:23| ;  William, 
2:1S| ;   Shamrock,  2:25  ;  and  Nettle  Leaf,  2:23f 

I  laid  her  up  the  first  heat,  which  I  think  is  good  judg- 
ment many  times  with  a  horse  that  is  high-geared  and  requires 
some  work  to  steady  them.  In  drawing  for  place  I  drew  third 
position.  When  we  got  the  word  I  took  her  back  to  let  the 
field  go  on  so  I  could  get  behind  them,  as  she  would  go  easier 
in  doing  so.  I  interfered  with  some  of  the  other  horses.  Mr. 
Ladd,  who  was  driving  Newton  B.  2:17f  that  day,  told  the 
owners  of  his  horse  after  the  heat  that  he  did  not  see  what 
that  little  chunk  of  a  bay  mare  was  in  there  for,  as  she  could 
not  beat  any  one,  and  if  it  had  not  been  for  her  he  would 
have  won  the  heat  which  went  to  the  credit  of  Roy  in  2:2i|-. 
I  finished  thirteenth  horse,  so  in  the  next  heat  I  had  to  start 
in  the  last  end  of  the  gang,  and  crept  through  them  one  by 
one,  and  got  to  Newton  B.,  who  was  in  the  lead  at  the  three- 
quarter  pole.  We  had  a  horse  race  from  there  home,  but  the 
little  mare  had  something  left  for  a  finish,  and  just  landed 
the  heat  by  a  head  in  2:1S|^.  Then  Mr.  Ladd  changed  his 
opinion  of  that  little  dumpling  of  a  bay  mare.     I  want  to  say 


128  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

right  here  that  she  is  the  greatest  piece  of  hprse  flesh,  accord- 
ing to  her  size,  on  earth.  I  think  she  can  trot  a  mile,  under 
favorable  circumstances,  in  2:15.  She  is  only  fourteen  and  a 
half  hands  high,  and  weighs  less  than  eight  hundred  pounds. 
After  the  second  heat  the  thing  was  all  up,  as  Whitefoot  won 
the  next  two  heats  as  she  pleased  in  2:1S|-  and  2:10.  Mr. 
Alvord  said  to  me  after  the  race  that  perhaps  he  was  not  the 
slickest  looking  man  outside  in  the  world,  but  was  probably 
the  happiest  man  inside  that  ever  lived.  He  is  like  many 
others — a  horse  looks  so  much  better  to  him  when  he  wins 
than  he  does  when  he  loses. 

The  next  week  at  Buffalo  the  little  mare  started  a  small 
splint,  consequently  she  was  not  so  good  a  race  mare,  but 
still  she  was  close  up  to  Newton  R.  in  one  heat  in  2:1 7|-.  The 
track  was  very  hard  and  seemed  to  sting  her,  consec[uently 
she  would  not  stay  on  a  trot.  The  hard  track  also  put  Newton 
B.  on  the  dry  dock  for  the  balance  of  the  season,  and  com- 
pelled me  also  to  let  up  on  the  little  mare  three  weeks  to  get 
the  soreness  out  of  her  splint.  Then  I  commenced  swim- 
ming her,  as  I  dare  not  give  her  any  work  on  the  track.  The 
canal  being  near  by  I  got  a  row  boat,  and  took  two  men 
with  me,  one  to  row  the  boat,  and  the  other  to  lead  the  mare. 
I  took  a  light  pole,  eleven  feet  long,  and  boared  a  hole  in  the 
end  of  it,  put  in  a  short  strap,  buckled  it  into  the  nose  piece 
of  the  halter  on  top  of  the  nose.  The  man  leading  the  marc 
got  in  the  stern  of  the  boat.  I  would  find  a  sloaping  bank 
where  she  could  easily  enter  the  canal.  I  stood  on  the  bank 
with  my  watch  out  to  time  them,  so  she  would  not  be  in  long 
enough  to  tire  her  at  first.  The  first  time  she  went  in  she 
plunged  and  struggled,  was  very  much  frightened,  but  the 
man  with  the  pole  kept  her  head  up  out  of  the  water  and 
could  steer  her  just  as  he  liked.  The  first  time  I  kept  her  in 
three  minutes  and  brought  her  ashore,  and  she  puffed  and 
blovVed  like  a  porpoise.  We  scraped  the  water  (^ut  of  her 
and  throwed  the  blankets  on  and  walked  her  five  minutes, 
then  pulled  the  blankets  and  swam  her  four  minutes  again.     I 


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then  took  her  out  and  scraped  tlie  water  out  and  throwed  on  tlie 
blankets,  walked  her  to  the  stable,  which  was  about  half  a 
mile,  and  by  that  time  she  was  nearly  dried  out.  The  boys  done 
her  up  just  the  same  as  though  she  had  been  repeated  ;  ]3ut 
on  the  body  wash  and  bandaged  her  legs  ;  I  worked  her  in  this 
way  for  a  month  every  other  day,  and  she  got  so  she  liked 
the  water  as  well  as  a  boy  likes  to  go  in  swimming.  When 
she  got  to  the  bank  of  the  canal  she  could  hardly  wait  for  the 
men  to  get  in  the  boat,  she  would  want  to  plunge  right  in. 
After  a  few  days  I  would  give  her  three  plunges,  and  she 
would  swim  eight  or  nine  minutes  and  would  not  seem  tired 
at  all.  This  kind  of  work  will  take  flesh  off  and  clear  the 
wind  out,  but  don't  seem  to  make  much  leg  muscle,  but  I 
think  it  is  a  very  nice  way  to  work  a  horse  that  is  sore  from 
track  work.  It  wall  sweat  the  soreness  out  of  the  shoulders 
or  of  the  muscles  of  any  part  of  the  body  and  save  the  feet 
and  legs.  Horses  that  are  high  in  flesh  in  the  spring  that 
have  not  had  much  work  get  muscle  sore  all  over,  as  the  set 
of  muscles  that  are  used  at  speed  have  been  inactive  and  out 
of  use  during  the  winter. 

I  had  an  engagement  with  Whitefoot  in  a  $5,000  stake 
race  in  the  2:25  class  that  closed  May  ist  at  New  York,  and 
I  was  anxious  to  get  my  money  out.  For  seven  weeks  before 
the  race  all  the  work  she  had  on  the  track  was  one  mile 
and  repeat.  I  gave  her  one  heat  in  2:33  and  another  in  2:27 
the  week  before  the  race.  She  started  against  Jack,  Geneva 
S.,  Epph  and  Superior.  Geneva  S.  won  the  first  and  second 
heats,  Jack  winning  the  next  three  and  race.  Whitefoot 
was  second  to  Jack  in  the  third  heat  in  2:20,  and  the  fourth 
heat  in  2:19|^,  and  was  only  beaten  by  about  a  neck,  which 
gave  me  third  money,  $750,  which  was  good  interest  on  the 
entrance,  $375,  with  a  mare  that  had  been  decidedly  off.  She 
will  probably  be  heard  from  hereafter,  and  will  be  a  danger- 
ous one  in  any  class  in  which  she  starts. 

Pacers  are  not  unlike  trotters,  they  do  not  all  want  shoe- 
ing alike  or  working  alike.     The   pacing   gait    develops  speed 


130  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

very  fast,  much  faster  than  the  trotter,  yet  it  seems  to  be 
more  tiresome  than  the  trotting  gait,  and  they  seem  to  re- 
quire more  stiff  work  to  stay  them  up  to  go  the  race  out  tlian 
it  does  a  trotter,  and  there  are  very  few  of  them  that  can 
carry  much  weight  in  the  shoe  and  go  a  race  of  heats.  You  very 
seldom  see  a  successful  race  horse  in  a  pacer  that  wears 
heavier  than  a  twelve  ounce  shoe  in  front,  many  of  them  go 
with  less.  In  February,  1888,  I  bought  the  chestnut  horse 
Edwin,  2:24^,  of  Mr.  Baker  of  Watkins.  He  had  been  ex- 
perimenting considerable  to  make  him  trot.  He  had  sho\\n 
him  a  mile  in  2:34  over  a  half  mile  track  at  that  gait.  He 
had  given  him  a  record  of  2:40  as  a  four-year-old.  I  expected 
to  make  a  trotter  of  him,  still  he  could  show  flights  of  speed 
on  a  pace.  I  used  him  along  until  the  track  got  good  in  the 
spring  on  a  trot,  as  in  all  of  his  slow  work  he  trots  and  never 
offers  to  pace  unless  he  goes  fast.  I  was  using  about  a  four- 
teen ounce  shoe  on  him  in  front,  and  when  I  would  allow  him 
to  pace  he  would  brush  a  little  ways  fast  and  then  break.  He 
did  not  seem  to  be  balanced.  As  soon  as  he  got  in  condition 
to  take  any  fast  work  I  put  a  seventeen  ounce  shoe  on  him  in 
front  and  a  six  ounce  toe  weight.  When  I  would  start  him 
up  on  a  trot  with  this  weight  he  would  go  a  short  distance  at 
a  two-forty  gait,  then,  as  soon  as  I  would  commence  to  force 
him,  he  would  go  into  a  pace  and  would  go  fast  and  steady,  so 
I  made  up  my  mind  that  was  just  what  I  wanted  to  make  a 
pacer  of  him.  The  weight  kept  him  steady.  I  went  upon 
the  principle  that  if  a  little  was  good  more  would  be  better, 
so  I  took  off  the  toe  weights  and  put  on  a  twenty-five  ounce 
shoe,  with  the  weight  all  in  the  toe  that  I  could  get.  Then 
I  gave  him  two  slow  repeats,  neither  mile  better  than  two- 
forty,  with  a  sharp  brush  at  the  finish  of  the  mile,  and  it 
seemed  as  though  he  could  fly.  In  ten  days  I  removed  his 
shoes  and  cut  two  ounces  out  of  each  shoe.  Then  1  worked 
him  a  week  more.  I  would  give  him  an  easy  mile  and  a  re- 
peat, going  away  slow  the  first  c|uartcr  in  fort}'-f()ur  seconds, 
then  let  him  increase   his   speed    and    finish    the    last    cpiarter 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  131 

fast,  making  the  mile  in  about  2:38.  I  then  removed  his  shoes 
again  and  cut  out  two  ounces  more,  put  them  back,  drivino- 
the  nails  in  the  same  holes  so  as  not  to  destroy  the  foot.  I 
keep  on  in  this  way  changing  his  shoes,  cutting  out  from  one 
and  a  half  to  two  ounces,  until  I  got  them  down  to  thirteen 
ounces  in  weight.  I  would  of  course  every  week  drive  him  a 
little  faster,  but  in  this  gradtial  reduction  he  did  not  seem  to 
miss  the  weight,  and  at  the  end  of  six  weeks  he  could  pace  a 
mile  in  2:25  as  easy  as  any  horse  I  ever  saw,  going  the  last 
cjuarter  in  thirty-four  or  thirty-five  seconds  every  time,  and 
never  wanted  to  make  a  break  or  mis-step.  I  then  threw 
away  the  old  shoes  and  put  on  a  twelve  ounce  shoe  in  front 
and  eight  ounces  behind.  In  two  weeks  that  shoe  wore  away 
to  ten  and  a  half  ounces,  and  he  could  pace  a  mile  in  2:20, 
the  last  quarter  in  thirty-three  seconds.  A  man  can  develop 
speed  very  fast  with  a  heavy  shoe  or  toe  weight  when  neces- 
sary to  steady  a  horse  if  he  will  use  judgment  and  not  go  too 
far  with  him.  Brush  your  horse  just  a  little  ways,  say  an 
eighth  of  a  mile,  yet  it  would  be  good  judgment  to  go  the 
full  mile  with  an  aged  horse  going  the  first  seven-eights  well 
within  himself,  and  brushing  the  last  eighth  out  sharp.  That 
learns  your  horse  to  go  the  mile  steady,  staying  on  a  pace  or 
trot,  whichever  the  gait  may  be.  It  keeps  him  encouraged 
and  in  perfect  safety  from  injury  in  carrying  heavy  weight, 
whereas  if  you  attempt  to  drive  him  a  fast  mile  you  are  in 
danger  of  breaking  him  down  and  laming  him,  also  gets  him 
tired  and  discouraged,  and  will  make  even  a  well-bred  and 
game  horse  a  quitter.  Many  a  good  race  horse  has  been 
made  a  quitter  by  bad  training.  My  motto  has  always  been 
to  send  a  man's  horse  home  as  good  as  he  came  if  I  could  not 
improve  him.  We  often  hear  the  remark  made  that  a  cer- 
tain trainer  is  too  industrious  and  is  afraid  he  won't  earn  his 
salary  unless  he  hones  his  horses  every  day.  It  would  be 
better  for  his  horses  if  he  had  a  lazy  strain  in  his  pedigree, 
as  a  horse  is  better  short  of  work  than  being  over-trained. 
We  notice  some   times  a  rainy  day  or  two  makes  a  good  deal 


132  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

of  speed,  which  ought   to   give   the  energetic  trainer  a  hint  in 
the  right  direction. 

There  is  occasionally  a  pacer  that  requires  considerable 
weight  in  the  shoe  behind,  it  seems  to  balance  him  better 
than  if  the  weight  was  in  front  ;  say  for  instance,  if  you  have 
a  twelve-ounce  shoe  in  front,  put  full  as  much  and  perhaps 
two  ounces  more  on  the  hind  feet  ;  perhaps  the  front  shoes 
are  fourteen  ounces,  if  so,  use  sixteen  behind,  and  follow  out 
this  proportion  either  lighter  or  heavier  as  the  gaiting  of  a 
pacer  is  an  experiment  as  well  as  a  trotter,  if  they  don't  go 
one  way  try  them  another.  Patience,  perseverance  and  a  lit- 
tle good  judgment  will  get  your  horse  going  straight  and 
smooth  if  he  has  any  natural  speed,  and  when  he  is  once 
gaited  you  can  reduce  this  weight  a  little  at  a  time,  either  in 
front  or  behind,  and  not  interfere  with  his.  gait. 

In  the  summer  of  1S8S  El  monarch,  2:17^,  came  into  my 
hands  with  a  record  of  2:201,  made  in  June.  He  was  having 
a  severe  attack  of  pink-eye  when  I  got  him,  which  I  think  he 
hardly  recovered  from  during  the  fall,  but  still  he  went  some 
wonderful  good  races  for  me,  and  I  think  him  one  of  the  best 
race  horses  I  ever  had.  He  was  not  at  any  time  in  the  pink 
essence  of  condition,  still  he  showed  his  ability  to  pace  a  mile 
in  2:15,  as  he  was  only  beaten  by  a  head  at  Hartford  in  the 
2:20  class  by  Roy  Wilkes  in  2:15.  He  paced  a  number  of 
heats  for  me  at  Utica  and  Island  Park,  Albany,  from  2:17^  to 
2:18.  At  Utica,  in  the  2:17  class,  there  was  in  the  race  Bal- 
sora  Wilkes,  2:17|,  Jennie  Lind,  2:17,  Charley  Freel,  2:10|^, 
Johnny  Woods,  2:23]^,  Dr.  M.,  2:l7i  and  Elmonarch.  'This 
was  the  first  race  I  had  started  him  after  his  sickness.  I  in- 
tended to  give  him  an  easy  race,  but  he  won  the  first  heat  so 
handily  from  Charley  Freel  in  the  stretch  in  2:20^,  as  none  of 
the  other  horses  were  moved  for  the  heat,  that  I  thought  I 
would  move  along  and  end  it  up  in  three  heats.  I  won  the 
second  heat  in  2;1S|.  Balsora  Wilkes  gave  me  a  little  race  in 
the  stretch.  In  the  third  heat  Balsora  Wilkes  and  Elmonarch 
had  a  great  race  all  the  way.     I  beat  him  home  about  a  head 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  1 33 

in  2:18^;  that  is,  I  thought  so,  and  an  instantaneous  photo- 
graph, taken  by  Mr.  Underhill  of  the  New  York  Sportsman, 
confirmed  my  opinion,  but  the  judges  did  not  see  it  in  that 
way  and  gave  the  heat  to  Balsora  Wilkes.  Mr.  Underhill  has 
since  published  the  photograph  in  the  Sportsman,  showing 
the  error  of  the  judges.  I  am  satisfied  it  was  an  error  of  judg- 
ment and  not  intentional,  as  we  often  see  a  horse  on  the  out- 
side in  a  close  finish  getting  from  one  to  two  feet  the  best  of 
the  decision  from  the  stand.  As  my  horse  had  two  stiff  heats 
I  laid  him  up  the  fourth  heat,  letting  Balsora  Wilkes  win  it  as 
he  pleased,  and  in  the  fifth  heat  the  mare  Jenny  Lind  tried 
very  hard  to  put  me  over  in  the  woods,  where  they  have  the 
clam-bakes,  on  the  first  turn,  which  let  Balsora  Wilkes  get  so 
far  away  from  me  that  I  was  unable  to  catch  him  and  he  won 
the  heat  by  about  half  a  neck  in  2:21. 

The  next  week  at  Island  Park  we  had  a  hard  battle,  the 
same  horses  starting  except  Jenney  Lind.  Dr.  M.  won  the 
first  heat  in  2:20|-  ;  Balsora  Wilkes  won  the  second  in  2:17}  ; 
Elmonarch  won  the  third  heat  in  2:19|-,  the  fourth  heat  in 
2:17^  —  pacing  the  last  half  in  1:05,  the  last  quarter  in  thirty 
seconds — Balsora  Wilkes  driving  m^e  out.  In  the  fifth  heat 
Elmonarch  made  a  break  going  away  and  I  laid  him  up.  Bal- 
sora Wilkes  won  in  2:21.  In  the  sixth  heat  I  got  the  worst 
of  the  send  off,  and  when  I  moved  for  the  heat  at  the  three- 
quarter  pole  I  was  interfered  with  by  Dr.  j\I.  so  I  did  not  get 
to  Balsora  Wilkes  until  well  down  into  the  stretch.  If  a  man 
don't  think  that  Balsora  Wilkes  and  Samuel  Grabenstatter  are 
a  hard  pair  to  beat,  I  would  like  to  have  him  go  and  try  them 
for  himself,  for  they  beat  me  by  just  an  eyelash  in  2:21,  sufifi- 
cient  at  least  to  get  first  money  and  a  little  of  my  hard  earned 
cash — more  than  I  liked  to  give  up.  I  gave  the  judges  a 
strong  argument  about  Dr.  M.  interfering  with  me,  but  they 
did  not  see  it  in  that  light,  consequently  I  had  to  take  my 
medicine — the  bitter  without  the  sweet.  It  was  no  fault  of 
the  horse  my  losing  either  of  these  races  or  at  Hartford,  as  it 
seemed   simply  that   I   was  in   hard  luck.     He  is  one  of   the 


134  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

sweetest  going  and  pluckiest  horses  I  ever  saw,  would  try  hard 
to  win,  and  I  think  when  in  condition  can  beat  most  any 
man's  horse  in  his  class. 

I  have  never  been  fortunate  or  unfortunate  enough  to 
handle  many  pacers,  but  they  are  horse  flesh  the  same  as  a 
trotter,  and  a  man  that  can  condition  and  drive  a  trotter  well 
can  do  well  with  a  pacer,  though  they  are  as  a  class  bad  break- 
ers ;  it  seems  at  that  gait  when  they  get  out  of  their  stride  it 
is  hard  work  for  them  to  get  onto  it  again. 

The  boys  say  a  stable  is  not  complete  without  a  pacer  or 
two,  but  I  can  content  myself  with  the  trotters  if  I  am  per- 
mitted to  pick  them  out. 

No  man's  work  is  perfect,  and  I  expect  criticism  on  this 
chapter.  I  have  simply  given  you  my  experience  in  shoeing 
bad-gaited  horses,  and  the  methods  recommended  are  those 
which  T  have  been  successful  with. 


CHAPTER    IX. 
How  TO  Prepare,  Manage  and  Drive  a  Horse  in  a  Race. 

We  will  suppose  your  horse  has  arrived  at  maturity.  We 
all  know  some  horses  at  four  years  old  will  require  and  can 
stand  more  work  than  others  at  six  or  seven.  Horses,  like 
people,  are  of  different  temperaments  and  ability  and  must  be 
handled  accordingly.  A  man  should  go  carefully  until  he 
thoroughly  understands  the  disposition  and  ability  of  his 
horse.  See  that  he  is  properly  shod  and  booted.  These  are 
the  two  most  essential  points  in  the  training  of  your  horse. 
It  applies  here  as  well  as  with  the  colt.  If  he  hits  himself  he 
becomes  sore  and  is  afraid  to  go,  and  consequently  becomes 
bad  gaited  and  it  will  be  necessary  to  let  him  up,  whereas  if 
he  had  been  properly,  protected  at  the  commencement  you 
would  have  a  number  of  seconds'  better  horse  at  the  end  of 
the  season,  as  well  as  increasing  the  contents  of  your  pocket- 
book.  If  it  is  in  the  spring  of  the  year  and  you  intend  racing 
your  horse  through  the  season,  you  should  have  him  strong, 
with  a  good  coat  of  flesh  on  him,  and  keep  him  so  as  near  as 
you  can.  This  is  a  part  where  a  man  must  exercise  good 
judgment  about  the  feeding  of  his  horse.  As  you  increase 
his  work  increase  his  feed  proportionately.  Horses  differ. 
Some  require  more  feed,  hay  and  oats  than  others  to  keep 
them  strong  and  in  good  flesh,  which  is  necessary  to  stand  a 
campaign.  The  amount  required  ranges  from  ten  to  fourteen 
quarts,  with  plenty  of  good  timothy  hay;  perhaps  in  addition 
a  little  cracked  corn,  rye  or  wheat.  Corn  will  sometimes 
loosen  a  horse's  bowels  too  much  ;  if  so,  change  to  wheat  or 
rye.  Do  not  use  your  muzzle  any  more  than  is  actually  neces- 
sary, as  I  think  there  are  five  used  where  only  one  is  needed. 
Rye  straw  is  very  hard  to  digest,  and  if  he  insists  upon  eating 
it  you  had  better  tie  him  up   after  he   has  finished   eating  his 


136  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

hay  rather  than  annoy  him  with  a  muzzle.  If  he  is  very 
hearty  give  him  plenty  of  hay  and  he  will  eat  less  straw,  and 
only  put  on  the  muzzle  the  night  before  a  race  or  stiff  work. 
We  should  always  look  to  the  comfort  of  our  horses  and  a 
leather  muzzle  placed  over  his  head  on  a  hot  day  or  night 
must  be  a  torture,  and  the  wire  one  is  no  good  except  to  chafe, 
as  he  can  eat  through  it.  There  are  exceptions,  as  there  is  oc- 
casionally a  gross  feeder,  or  pig,  as  he  might  be  called,  and  it 
would  be  necessary  to  keep  on  a  muzzle,  as  he  never  knows 
when  he  gets  enough,  and  you  could  not  get  him  emptied  out 
and  ready  in  a  week  for  fast  work.  In  such  cases,  I  think  it 
better  to  bed  with  pine  shavings,  if  convenient. 

Commence  his  work  moderately,  do  not  try  to  reduce  his 
flesh  too  quick,  for  his  races  will  take  that  off  fast  enough  as 
the  weather  gets  warm.  You  have  probably  been  giving  him 
seven  or  eight  miles  a  day  on  the  road  as  slow  work.  When 
your  track  gets  good  and  you  commence  to  give  him  a  little 
fast  work,  shorten  up  on  his  jogs.  Three  to  four  miles  a  day 
is  suf^cient  for  the  average  horse  when  they  are  in  training 
and  trying  to  make  speed.  When  you  have  a  horse  that  it  is 
necessary  to  give  him  eight  or  ten  miles  a  day  to  level  up  his 
head  and  make  him  stay  on  a  trot,  he  will  be  short  lived  as  a 
race  horse,  and  the  owner's  finances  will  not  show  a  very  large 
increase.  I  have  reference  here  to  a  horse  that  is  gaited  and 
has  shown  a  fair  amount  of  speed.  I  have  seen  many  young 
horses  that  were  double  gaited  and  had  acquired  many  bad 
habits,  as  hitching,  hobling  or  taking  too  strong  a  hold  of  the 
iron  when  1  started  them  up,  and  it  would  be  necessary  to 
give  them  long,  stiff  work  to  square  them  up  in  their  gait  or 
to  overcome  some  bad  habit  tlic}'  have  acquired.  This  should 
be  done  in  the  winter  or  spring,  so  you  will  have  time  to  let 
them  up  and  rest  out  before  it  comes  time  to  gi\'e  them  fast 
work  on  the  track  to  try  to  improve  their  speetl.  When  you 
commence  to  work  )-our  horse  on  the  track  go  cas}-  with  liim 
well  within  himself;  tlo  not  allow  him  to  rush  off  and  break. 
If  he  is  able  to  trot  in  2:;J0  his  first    mile   in  the  spring  should 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  1 37 

not  be  better  than  three  minutes.  Perhaps  in  twenty  or 
thirty  minutes  it  would  be  well  to  give  him  another  mile  in 
2:55.  To  days  later  you  might  step  him  along  another  mile 
in  2:50,  and  in  two  days  again  give  him  a  mile,  and  repeat  the 
first  mile  in  2:50,  second  in  2:45.  Two  days  later  a  mile  in 
2:42  or  2:43  ought  not  to  do  him  any  harm  ;  then,  in  three  or 
four  days,  give  him  three  heats  in  2:50,  2:45  and  2:40. 

Remember,  that  in  driving  your  horse  a  mile  to  let  him 
step  right  along  by  the  stand  fifteen  or  twenty  rods.  Do  not 
let  him  stop  as  soon  as  he  has  passed  the  wire,  as  a  horse  will 
quickly  learn  where  his  stopping  place  is,  and  he  might 
slacken  too  quick  some  day  in  a  race  when  you  were  having 
a  close  finish.  In  this  way,  as  your  horse  gets  strength,  wind 
cleared  out  and  muscle  worked  up,  increase  his  work  accord- 
ingly, brushing  him  through  the  stretch  at  the  finish  of  a  mile 
nearly  up  to  the  limit  of  his  speed.  On  Tuesday  give  him  a 
mile,  and  repeat  well  within  himself.  On  the  Friday  follow- 
ing give  him  four  heats,  first  one  in  2:45,  second  in  2:40,  third 
in  2:35,  and  if  he  appears  cheerful  and  fresh  step  him  along  the 
next  orte  close  to  2:30.  Any  competent  trainer  should  be 
able  to  judge  of  his  horse's  ability  to  go  a  mile  or  a  number 
of  them  without  forcing  him  a  full  mile  at  the  top  of  his 
speed,  as  there  is  many  a  horse  discouraged  and  disheartened 
by  such  work.  A  quarter  of  a  mile  is  far  enough  for  any 
horse  to  be  brushed  at  extreme  speed.  That  ought  to  enable 
a  man  to  judge  of  his  horse's  ability  in  a  race,  provided  your 
horse  is  a  good  actor  in  company,  if  not  work  him  with  other 
*  horses.  Try  him  at  the  pole  on  the  outside  and  in  the 
middle,  that  will  satisfy  you  which  place  he  works  the  best  if 
he  has  any  choice,  as  most  horses  do.  It  would  be  well  for 
you  to  score  your  horse  a  few  times,  trying  him  at  short  and 
long  scores.  All  of  this  should  be  done  well  within  himself. 
Keep  him  encouraged.  If  he  should  be  a  little  wild  or  un- 
steady treat  him  kindly,  pat  him  on  the  rump  with  your  hand 
and  speak  gently  to  him,  and  so  learn  him  he  is  not  going  to 
be    harmed,    and    that  it    is    all    right.     Have  your    groom 


138  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

out  on  the  track,  and  as  you  walk  back  have  him  drop  off  his 
check  and  sponge  his  mouth  out.  That  will  many  times  quiet 
a  horse  down  and  cool  him  off,  and  he  will  turn  around  and 
go  at  it  with  new  vigor.  If  you  should  be  rash  and  hit  him 
a  sharp  cut  with  the  whip  or  jerk  him  with  the  reins,  or  speak 
in  a  loud  voice,  chiding  him,  you  might  frighten  or  make  him 
angry,  and  he  would  not  get  over  it  in  a  month.  The  scrip- 
tural quotation,  "  Soft  words  turneth  away  wrath,  and 
grievous  ones  stireth  up  anger,"  may  be  applied  to  horses  as 
well  as  people.  In  all  of  this  work  your  horse  should  be  cared 
for  between  heats  the  same  as  in  a  race.  Give  him  a  few 
mouthfuls  of  ^rass  or  a  little  wet  hay  or  other  nourishment 
which  will  pacify  him  and  he  A\'ill  cool  out  better. 

If  you  must  give  your  horse  a  fast  mile  to  the  limit  of 
his  speed,  it  is  not  safe  to  do  it  within  two  weeks  of  his  race, 
as  you  might  pull  him  apart  in  some  way  so  that  it  would 
take  that  time  to  recover.  As  your  race  draws  near  shorten 
and  sharpen  your  work  and  the  majority  of  them  will  go  the 
route  out  better  than  they  would  with  longer  and  stiffer  work. 
Between  your  working  days,  in  the  morning,  hitch  your  horse 
to  a  road  cart  or  skelton  wagon,  leave  his  check  easy  or  take 
it  off  entirely,  and  let  your  man  jog  him  off  on  the  road  two 
or  three  miles,  not  over  four  at  the  outside.  Towards  evening 
let  your  boy  give  him  a  walk  of  twenty  or  thirty  minutes  on  a 
grass  plat,  if  convenient,  and  give  him  plenty  of  grass  to  eat 
if  he  wants  it. 

In  repeating  your  horse  it  should  be  done  about  two  or 
three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  the  usual  time  of  races,  as  it 
accustoms  them  to  the  temperature  of  that  time  of  the  day. 
If  you  have  only  one  important  event  in  view  you  should 
take  more  time  to  prepare  your  horse,  as  he  will  recjuire  stiffer 
work  to  prepare  his  muscles  and  reduce  his  flesh  to  be  ready 
to  go  the  limit  o.f  his  speed  without  injury,  whereas  in  prepar- 
ing for  a  campaign  we  would,  the  first  race,  expect  to  go  easy, 
though  they  do  not  always  get  it  ;  the  second  race  a  little 
stronger,  and  about  the    third    one,  if   he    is   healthy  and   has 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  1 39 

stood  his  races  well  and  is  ever  going  to  be  any  good,  he 
should  be  at  this  time  ready  to  show  it  to  you  if  you  are 
ready  to  see  it. 

When  the  day  of  t]ie  race  comes,  and  you  mean  business, 
it  is  well  to  see  that  your  horse's  shoes  are  in  their  proper  place 
and  the  right  weight  to  suit  him,  your  boots  and  harness  in 
good  repair,  and  if  your  horse  is  nervous  and  excitable  a  good 
plan  is  to  take  some  very  fine  surgeon's  cotton,  which  can  be 
obtained  at  any  drug  store,  make  a  ball  the  size  necessary, 
and  push  it  dovv^n  carefully  in  the  ear  passage.  Then  make  a 
larger  one  and  put  over  the  first  one.  Do  it  carefully,  so  as 
not  to  scratch  or  hurt  the  ear,  or  he  will  object  to  a  repetition 
of  it  the  next  time.  This  will  deaden  the  sound  of  the  whip, 
voice  or  other  noise  made  by  contending  drivers  which  may 
cause  your  horse  to  break.  I  have  seen  horses  trot  a  good 
heat  or  race  with  their  ears  packed,  when  v/ithout,  it  would  be 
almost  impossible  to  keep  them  on  a  trot  in  a  field  of  horses. 
Drivers  usually  find  out  all  such  peculiarities  and  take  ad- 
vantage of  it,  and  when  you  get  near  them  the  first  thing  you 
will  hear  will  be  a  sharp  crack  of  the  whip  or  a  sharp  word, 
which  would  make  your  horse  break  and  lose  you  a  heat  that 
you  might  have  won,  and  would  many  times  cause  unpleas- 
ant words  to  be  passed  between  drivers. 

See  that  your  sulky  is  well  oiled  and  m.ade  by  Joseph 
F.  Pray,  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  makes  a  number  of 
different  styles  and  either  of  them  are  good  enough  for  any 
man  or  horse.  I  prefer  the  bent  back  axle  and  I  feel  safer  in 
one  of  them  than  in  any  sulky  I  ever  used.  They  run  lighter 
and  easier  than  any  make  of  sulky  I  know^  of,  and  I  believe  it 
is  because  the  weight  is  in  front  of  the  axle.  I  am  positive 
that  any  man  that  uses  them  once  will  not  be  without  one. 

About  forty  minutes  before  the  bell  rings  put  the  boots 
and  harness  on  your  horse  and  a  short  hood  or  jowl  wrap  ;  go 
out  and  jog  him  two  miles  ;  then  step  him  along  an  easy  mile 
within  fifteen  or  twenty  seconds  of  his  limit ;  brush  a  little 
through  the  stretch  at  his  limit,  say  twenty  or  thirty  rods,  to 


140  EVERY   MAN    HIS   OWN   TRAINER. 

open  him  out  to  see  if  he  has  his  speed  ;  then  take  him  in,  re- 
move harness  and  boots,  cooling  out  as  though  it  was  a  heat 
in  the  race.  Keep  your  eye  on  your  watch,  so  that  you  may 
have  your  horse  ready  to  go  out  on  time  when  the  bell  rings, 
as  that  keeps  the  judges'  association  and  spectators  in  good 
nature  and  good  feeling  towards  you. 

One  of  the  greatest  drawbacks  in  trotting  races  is  the 
delay  in  getting  out,  frequent  scoring  and  Miss  Nancy  work, 
generally,  it  carries  the  race  many  times  into  darkness  or  over 
to  the  next  day,  and  people  go  home  growling  and  dissatisfied, 
and  say  I  will  never  go  to  a  trotting  race  again.  I  have  often 
thought  if  there  could  be  some  rule  adopted  so  three-fourths 
of  this  preliminary  delay  could  be  abolished,  it  would 
popularize  trotting  races  more  than  any  one  thing  that  could 
be  done,  and  there  would  be  ten  spectators  where  there  is 
only  one  now.  When  you  are  called  lead  your  horse  out  to 
the  track,  get  in  your  sulky,  drive  to  the  judge's  stand,  and 
have  them  assign  your  position,  then  score  your  horse  up 
once  or  twice.  Then  go  up  with  the  other  horses  and  turn  in 
your  place,  and  get  the  word  the  first  time  if  possible  and 
drive  the  heat  to  the  best  of  your  ability  and  the  good  of 
your  horse.  There  is  an  old  saying,  that  plenty  of  speed  and 
a  good  actor  makes  a  good  driver,  but  that  don't  alwa\'s  win 
a  race,  though  he  may  have  a  good  horse. 

In  order  to  be  a  good  driver  in  a  race,  it  is  necessary  to 
be  ready  at  all  times  to  take  advantage  of  some  unforseen 
circumstance  that  may  arise  at  any  time,  and  be  ready  to 
turn  it  to  one's  benefit  on  the  instant  it  occurs.  It  is  neces- 
sar\-  for  a  man  to  be  le\'cl-headed  and  a  good  judge  of  human 
nature  as  well  as  of  horses.  I^rivers  do  not  as  a  general 
thing  proclaim  to  the  whole  field  or  to  the  public  what  their 
intentions  are,  but  actions  sometimes  speak  louder  than 
words,  and  a  man  must  be  able  to  judge  b_\'  them  what  the 
tactics  of  his  C(Mn])etitors  are,  and  be  reach'  at  all  times  to 
take  advantage  of  their  acts  at  a  second's  notice,  as  1  have 
had  many  times  in  a  race,  a  driver  move  along  up  to  me  when 


EVERY   MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  I41 

I  was  on  the  lead,  and  seeing  me  commence  to  drive  my 
horse  a  little  would  say,  "  Go  easy,  Jack,  I  don't  want  to  win 
a  heat,  and  I  would  not  if  I  could,  let's  m-ake  a  close  finish," 
when  at  the  same  time  they  were  just  dying  to  win  a  heat, 
and  if  I  attempted  to  make  a  close  finish  they  would  make  a 
rush  the  last  few  strides  and  beat  me  the  heat  if  they  could. 
In  that  way  I  have  seen  many  a  heat  lost,  \\hich  would  not 
have  occurred  if  a  man  had  kept  driving  his  horse  and  not 
pay  any  attention  to  other  people's  talk,  simply  attend  to 
his  own  business  and  let  other  people  do  the  same,  for  men 
in  this  business  are  more  fickle-minded  than  in  any  other 
vocation  in  the  world.  I  have  seen  many  drivers  declare  at 
the  beginning  of  a  race  that  they  did  not  want  a  heat,  and 
would  not  win  if  they  could,  and  when  we  would  get  the 
word  it  would  seem  they  were  -willing  to  drive  the  legs  off 
their  horse  to  win  in  three  straight  heats  if  possible.  With 
many  drivers  it  requires  a  pretty  good  judge  to  decide 
whether  they  are  trying  to  win  or  lose,  and  I  have  often 
thought  they  hardly  knew  themselves  what  they  wanted  to 
do.  The  proper  way  is  to  make  up  your  mind  before  you 
commence  what  you  are  going  to  try  to  do,  and  stick  to  it, 
and  I  think  the  man  who  is  always  willing  to  try  and  win 
when  he  can  has  the  most  money  at  the  end  of  the  season. 
Do  not  pay  any  attention  to  that  old  chestnut  of  a  fast  trial 
of  some  horse,  but  if  you  have  a  fairly  good  horse  yourself, 
and  the  betting  suits  you,  put  a  little  money  on  your  own 
horse  and  go  out  and  drive  him  or  her  from  start  to  finish,  as 
in  your  judgment  he  should  be  driven  to  trot  a  good  race 
out.  Be  careful  to  not  take  too  much  out  of  him  in  any  one 
heat,  as  it  takes  usually  three  heats  to  win  a  race. 

For  instance,  you  get  a  bad  send  off  or  you  are  interfered 
with  or  your  horse  makes  a  bad  break  and  falls  back  say  a 
dozen  lengths  on  the  first  turn,  you  might  win  the  heat  by 
driving  for  it,  when  by  doing  so  you  would  take  so  much  out 
of  your  horse  you  would  not  be  able  to  win  another  heat  that 
day.     In  such  cases  you   should  always  say  to  yourself,  "  If  I 


142  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

could  win  this  heat,  how  easy  I  could  win  the  next  one  with 
a  good  send  off,  so  I  will  lay  this  heat  up  and  just  drop  inside 
of  the  flag."  By  doing  so  you  give  your  horse  an  easy  heat 
and  prepare  him  to  trot  three  good  heats  later  on.  A  man 
should  know  whether  his  horse  goes  the  easiest  in  the  lead  or 
trailing,  as  many  horses  when  ahead  take  a  strong  hold  of  the 
bit  and  it  shuts  him  up  in  the  britchin,  which  interferes  with 
his  stifle  action  or  shuts  off  his  wind,  perhaps  both.  A  half 
mile  in  this  way  would  take  more  out  of  him  than  two  heats 
ought  to  if  he  had  dropped  back  and  trailed  some  one  or  two 
horses  until  he  got  into  the  stretch  and  then  made  the  drive. 
You  will  find  something  left  for  a  finish  that  in  the  other 
case  you  would  have  taken  out  of  your  horse  at  the  half-mile 
pole.  It  is  always  well  to  pick  out  your  own  road  and  see 
that  you  have  clear  sailing  and  not  wait  for  someone  to  pull 
out  of  your  way. 

Then  again,  in  case  of  a  horse  of  a  slack  temperament,  it 
is  better  for  you  and  them  to  be  on  the  lead  if  you  can  get 
it,  as  they  require  some  hurrah  and  excitement  to  keep  them 
going  and  will  trot  a  good  heat  or  race  for  you  in  that  posi- 
tion ;  when,  if  you  get  away  trailing  they  seem  to  be  discour- 
aged and  faint  hearted,  and  when  you  call  on  them  for  a  brush 
at  the  finish  they  seem  to  say,  "  I  can't,  I  can't,"  and  they 
won't  try,  and  when  you  go  at  them  with  the  whip  or  other- 
wise they  will  make  a  lobster  of  a  break  and  it  is  all  up  with 
them  for  that  heat,  and  perhaps  the  race.  With  some  horses 
it  is  necessary  to  commence  to  drive  when  they  say  ."  Go," 
and  keep  at  them  all  the  way  in  order  to  get  a  good  heat  out 
of  them,  when  if  you  let  them  go  away  easy  within  them- 
selves they  would  go  the  whole  heat  that  way,  and  they 
would  not  seem  to  rally  or  could  not  any  rod  of  the  route.  I 
have  seen  horses  lose  heats  and  races  in  2:30  when  they  were 
actually  able  to  trot  in  2:24  or  2:25  by  being  driven  in  this 
way,  that  is  to  say,  with  an  easy  disposition  man  like  them- 
selves, when  at  the  same  time  another  man  could  take  them 
that  the  boys  call   an    industrious   hustler,  and   he   would  get 


EVERY    MAN    Hlfi    OWN   TRAINER.  143 

four  or  five  seconds  more  speed  out  of  them,  and  the  horse 
would  seem  to  do  it  as  easy,  and  in  fact,  more  so  than  he  did 
the  heat  before  in  2:30.  We  all  know  no  one  man  is  calcu- 
lated to  drive  all  kinds  of  horses.  We  all  have  our  choice  of 
a  certain  dispositioned  horse  to  drive.  I  have  often  seen 
what  would  be  called  a  common  driver  that  will  get  more 
speed  out  of  a  certain  horse  than  an  expert,  though  his  man- 
agement through  the  race  might  not  be  as  good  as  it  is  not 
always  speed  that  wins.  I  have  seen  many  a  race  won  with 
good  management  and  generalship. 

I  think  Dan  Mace  was  possessed  of  more  of  these  quali- 
ties than  any  man  I  ever  saw  behind  a  trotter.  He  was  quick 
of  apprehension  and  could  adapt  himself  to  the  surroundings 
and  be  ready  to  take  advantage  of  every  little  point  that 
would  be  to  his  advantage.  I  have  often  heard  him  say  to 
other  drivers  in  a  race  to  whom  he  was  friendly,  don't  go  here 
or  don't  go  there,  in  large  fields  of  horses  where  he  thought 
the  changing  of  theii'  positions  would  be  detrimental  to  them. 
He  always  seemed  to  have  his  thoughts  about  him  and  could 
take  a  correct  survey  of  the  field  at  a  glance  and  seemed  to  be 
willing  to  impart  his  knowledge  to  his  friends. 

Another  necessary  point  is  when  you  are  having  a  close 
finish  and  your  horse  is  a  little  tired  and  it  becomes  necessary 
to  use  your  whip,  to  keep  a  good  hold  of  him,  as  that  keeps 
him  encouraged.  When  you  hit  him  with  the  whip  pick  his 
head  up  at  the  same  time  and  he  will  keep  going,  whereas  if 
you  should  let  go  of  his  head  the  horse  will  seemingly  say, 
"  My  driver  has  given  i^  up  and  I  will,  too,"  and  you  will  lose 
a  heat  that  you  might  have  won  if  you  had  kept  driving.  It 
is  not  safe  to  let  go  of  the  head  until  within  one  stride  of  the 
wire,  then  by  dropping  the  reins  on  his  back  he  will  straighten 
out  his  neck  and  win  the  heat,  which  could  not  be  won  in  any 
other  way. 

I  think  I  have  seen  John  Splan  drive  as  desperate  a  finish 
as  any  man  that  ever  sat  behind  a  horse. 

Another   point  to   watch    closely  is   the   cooling  out   be- 


144  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

tween  heats.  I  never  yet  had  a  groom  so  good  that  I  thought 
it  would  do  any  harm  to  watch  him  while  cooling  out  his 
horse,  and  I  believe  I  have  had  as  good  men  as  were  ever  in 
the  business.  I  always  thought  I  could  form  a  better  opinion 
how  my  horse  was  going  to  trot  the  next  heat  if  I  could  see 
him  cooled  out,  as  many  times  the  men  working  about  the 
horse  are  thoroughly  heated  up  themselves  and  are  not  com- 
petent to  judge  of  the  weather — the  day  might  be  cool,  but 
they  would  think  it  warm — and  when  starting  to  walk  the 
horse  would  not  put  covers  enough  on  him,  and  again  they 
might  put  on  too  much,  which  would  be.  just  as  injurious  to 
the  horse,  and  as  I  said  before,  it  is  no  harm  to  look  after 
them,  and  I  always  feel  this  a  duty  and  think  it  just  as  neces- 
sary as  to  drive  the  heat.  I  might  not  have  occasion  to  dic- 
tate in  cooling  out  a  dozen  horses,  and  again  I  might  with  one 
word  of  advice  win  the  race,  as  often  times  two  heads  are  bet- 
ter than  one,  as  no  one  is  perfect  ;  we  are  liable  to  err  or  forget 
some  important  point.  I  have  had  horsesin  warm  weather  that 
would  in  cooling  out  dry  all  up  if  a  heavy  wrapper  was 
thrown  over  them,  and  would  puff  and  blow  and  seem  to  be 
distressed,  when  if  ^the  heavy  wrapper  was  replaced  with  a 
light  lindsy  and  walk  them  about  they  would  break  out  and 
sweat  nicely  and  stop  blowing,  and  when  the  bell  rang  would 
be  ready  to  go  out  and  go  another  good  heat  for  me. 

I  think  many  cases  of  horses  being  distressed  and  dried 
up  are  caused  by  the  men  putting  too  much  clothing  on  them. 
I  think,  as  a  rule,  we  are  apt  to  use  too  much,  and  it  is  a 
detriment  to  them. 

Again  a  horse  would  seem  to  be  all  burned  up  inside  and 
yet  would  not  sweat  a  drop  and  would  seem  to  be  choked  for 
the  want  of  water.  I  think,  as  a  rule,  there  are  more  horses 
injured  for  the  want  of  water  than  there  are  in  giving  it  to 
them  in  the  proper  way.  A  man  must  use  judgment.  1  have 
many  times  given  a  horse  a  bucket  half  full,  sometimes  a  full 
one,  then  throw  the  blankets  on  him  and  walk  him  smartly, 
say  for  five   minutes,  and   the  sweat   would  pour  out  of  him 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  1 45 

from  his  head  to  his  tail,  then   strip   and   scrape   him  and  rub 
the  water  out  nicely  and  he  would  act  like  another  horse. 

With  other  horses  they  wanted  the  water  outside  instead 
of  inside.  After  trotting  a  hard  heat  or  two  on  a  hot  day 
they  would  seem  to  be  terribly  distressed  and  would  not 
drink  any  water.  •  In  such  cases  I  would  take  a  large  sponge, 
dip  it  into  a  pail  of  cold  water,  place  it  between  their  ears, 
passing  quickly  down  the  spine  to  the  roots  of  the  tail,  squeez- 
ing the  water  out  as  you  go.  I  would  do  this  about  three 
times,  which  would  seem  to  produce  a  shock  like  electricity 
and  would  start  a  reaction  ;  then  scrape  the  water  out  of 
them,  put  on  rum  or  the  body  wash,  throw  on  the  blanket  and 
walk  them  a  few  minutes,  and  the  water  would  pour  out  of  them 
like  rain,  and  they  would  be  relieved  at  once,  and  as  soon  as  I 
could  get  them  scraped  out  and  rubbed  out  lightly  they  would 
seem  to  be  ready  for  the  bell  to  ring  again.  Too  much  rub- 
bing on  the  body  does  more  harm  than  good,  as  it  irritates 
the  horse,  gets  him  sore  and  fretful,  and  he  will  not  get  the 
rest  that  is  necessary.  See  also  that  your  grooms  are  light- 
handed,  and  do  not  put  too  much  weight  on  the  rub  cloth  or 
scraper.  See  that  the  legs  are  well  cleansed  of  dust  and  dirt 
by  a  damp  sponge  and  rub  cloth  from  the  body  to  the  feet, 
then  apply  your  wash,  and  see  that  they  are  thoroughly 
rubbed  out.  The  muscles  above  the  knee  and  hock  should  be 
as  well  cared  for  as  below.  Put  on  your  bandages  either  of 
flannel,  linen  or  derby.  I  think  well  of  a  linen  bandage  rung 
out  of  cold  water,  as  they  are  on  but  a  few  minutes,  and  are 
used  simply  as  a  support  to  the  tendons  while  walking,  and 
they  are  much  cooler.  If  the  day  is  hot  and  dry  see  that  the 
soles  of  the  feet  are  bathed  thoroughly  in  cold  water  after 
each  heat.  I  have  seen  horses  throw  a  shoe  after  going  a  half 
or  three  quarters  of  a  mile,  and,  on  picking  it  up,  found  it  so  hot 
I  could  not  hold  it  in  my  hand.  This  taught  me  it  was  as 
necessary  to  bathe  the  feet  as  it  is  the  head  and  mouth. 

The  best  nourishment  I  know  of  for  a  horse  between 
heats,  in  case  one  is  needed,  say  after  a  horse  has  went  two  or 


146  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

three  hard  heats  and  has  become  tired,  is  to  take  a  quart  or 
two  of  clean  oats,  dampen  them  and  put  them  into  a  sieve 
and  spread  them  out,  so  the  liorse  cannot  get  a  large  mouth- 
ful at  once.  While  the  man  is  walking  him  to  cool  out  let 
him  carry  them  in  his  hand  and  occasionally  let  the  horse 
take  a  mouthful.  If  you  attempt  to  let  him  eat  them  while 
the  men  are  rubbing  him  he  will  fret  and  be  uneasy  and  will 
not  chew  them  well  and  will  waste  more  than  he  will  eat. 
This  should  be  repeated  after  each  heat,  if  the  race  lengthens 
out  to  five  or  six  heats.  I  have  used  oatmeal  gruel  and  it  is 
good  for  those  horses  that  will  eat  it,  but  my  experience  is 
that  very  few  horses  like  it  and  any  horse  will  eat  oats.  We 
all  know  that  when  a  man  is  tired  a  few  mouthfuls  in  the 
stomach  will  bui'd  him  up  wonderfully,  and  it  is  the  same 
with  a  horse. 

For  a  stimulant  to  give  a  horse  I  formerly  used  cherry 
wine,  whisky,  brand}',  etc.,  but  all  of  these  I  discarded  years 
ago,  the  after  effect  is  so  bad.  It  has  the  same  effect  on  a 
horse  it  does  on  a  man — first  stimulating  then  depressing. 
When  any  stimulation  is  necessary  I  use  a  homteopathic  pre- 
paration— a  few  drops  on  the  tongue — and  the  effect  is  not 
only  immediate  but  permanent,  and  is  beneficial  and  no  bad 
effect  afterwards.  This  has  helped  me  to  win  many  a  long 
and  hard  race. 

In  a  long  race  you  must  watch  your  horse  and  see  if  he 
shows  any  indications  of  wanting  to  stall.  If  so,  and  }'our 
stable  is  not  handy,  have  a  bundle  of  straw  with  you  and 
shake  it  out  under  him,  which  will  usually  have  the  desired 
effect,  and  would  win  you  the  race,  which  he  might  have  lo,st 
without  this  relief. 

After  a  horse  has  trotted  a  race,  and  }-ou  are  cooling  him 
out,  and  it  is  getting  late,  the  dew  beginning  to  fall,  or  you 
are  near  a  body  of  water,  a  lake,  ri\  cr  or  the  seashore,  \'Ou  get 
a  different  atnio.sj)here  than  you  \\()uld  if  awa\-  from  the 
water;  there  is  more  damjiness  in  the  air.  Keep  \'our  horse 
well  clothed  and  out  of  the  wind  and  niLiht  air.     See  that  his 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  147 

head  and  ears  are  thoroug'hly  dried  out  and  warm  and  his  legs 
are  well  cared  for.  It  is  better  to  not  try  to  do  much  with 
the  body  that  is  strip  and  rub  it,  or  you  may  produce 
what  is  called  an  air  founder  or  rheumatism,  which  will  take  a 
long"  time  for  them  to  recover  from,  if  they  ever  do.  I  remem- 
ber once  at  Island  Park,  Peter  Pollard,  of  Baltimore,  and  myself 
walked  around  where  they  were  cooling  out  the  horses  after  a 
hard  race.  We  picked  out  three  horses  that  were  cooling  out 
that  we  thought  would  not  be  fit  to  trot  again  in  some  time, 
and  we  were  right,  as  neither  one  of  the  three  the  next  morn- 
ing were  able  to  get  out  of  the  stable,  for  they  were  as  stiff 
as  a  poker.  One  of  them  has  recovered  and  appeared  on  the 
track,  but  is  not  herself,  and  I  don't  believe  she  ever  will  be. 
The  other  two  have  never  been  heard  of  since.  This  many  times 
is  also  caused  by  a  horse  being  left  standing  in  one  position 
in  a  draft  or  dampness.  They  should  be  walked  until  thor- 
oughly cooled  out,  and  should  not  be  allowed  to  stand  in  one 
position  over  five  minutes,  unless  in  a  warm  stable. 

A  man  should  have  sufficient  tools  to  remove  and  replace 
a  horse's  shoes.  I  think  it  very  necessary,  after  a  hard  race, 
to  remove  the  horse's  shoes  the  same  night,  so  as  to  rest  the 
feet,  and  it  is  well  to  put  the  front  feet  in  poultices.  Take 
two  quarts  of  wheat  bran,  put  hot  water  on  it  and  scald  it 
thoroughly,  divide  it  and  put  in  the  centre  of  two  rub  cloths  ; 
take  three  or  four  raw  onions  for  each  foot,  pound  them  soft, 
spread  over  the  bran,  and  set  the  horse's  foot  in  the  centre, 
bring  the  rub  cloth  up  and  tie  around  the  ankle,  and  leave  on 
during  the  night,  take  them  off  in  the  morning  and  wash  the 
feet  clean,  and  you  will  find  the  feet  in  nice  condition,  free 
from  fever  or  soreness.  F"or  their  supper  the  old  rule  used  to 
be  a  hot  bran  mash  the  night  after  a  race.  That  may  be  good 
for  some  horses,  but  I  would  prefer  a  bundle  of  nice  fresh 
grass,  or  three  or  four  cjuarts  of  scalded  oats  prepared  at 
noon,  so  they  may  be  cool  when  needed,  or  in  fact  any  other 
nourishment  which  they  would  eat  the  best. 

The  next  morning  after  a   race   see  that  vour  man  ijives 


148  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

your  horse  a  walk  in  the  dew,  or  if  there  is  a  paddock  handy, 
turn  him  out  for  an  hour  in  it  and  let  him  roll  or  do  what  he 
likes,  then  take  him  in  and  brush  him  out  lightly,  in  fact, 
don't  do  much  of  anything  with  him,  let  him  alone  to  rest  out. 
Towards  night  it  would  be  well  to  walk  him  out  again  a  little 
while,  and  let  him  have  a  few  bites  of  grass.  Some  horses 
will  rest  out  in  one  day,  and  others  it  takes  more.  I  never 
put  a  harness  on  my  horse  the  next  day  after  a  race,  and 
sometimes  not  for  three  or  four  days.  It  all  depends  on 
how  he  acts  and  how  he  feels. 


CHAPTER  X. 

Visit  to   California. 

I  will  say  a  word  here  of  what  I  saw  in  California  which 
may  be  of  interest  to  my  readers  as  it  was  connected  with 
horse  interests,  and  for  the  purpose  of  witnessing  the  devel- 
opment of  colts  as  practiced  at  Palo  Alto,  in  order  to  see  the 
effect  on  young  colts  as  a  whole  where  early  development  is 
the  cardinal  principle. 

I  also  desired  to  invest  some  what  in  California  breed- 
stock.  I  arrived  in  San  Francisco  on  February  -ith,  1889.  I 
stopped  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  which  is  the  rendezvous  for 
horsemen,  and  in  fact  most  every  one  seems  to  take  a  stroll 
that  way  during  the  evening.  I  had  a  good  visit  with  O.  A. 
Hickok  that  evening,  and  after  a  good  night's  rest  I  started 
for  Palo  Alto  early  the  next  morning.  Palo  Alto  is  the  larg- 
est horse  breeding  establishment  in  the  world.  When  1  ar- 
rived at  the  Menlo  Park  Station  I  was  met  by  one  of  Mr. 
Marvin's  assistants  who  drove  me  out  to  the  ranch,  which  is 
about  two  miles  from  the  station.  Of  course  I  had  heard  and 
read  a  good  deal  about  Palo  Alto,  and  as  I  drove  into  the 
yard  I  saw  a  familiar  face  and  grasped  the  hand  of  a  friend.  I 
refer  to  Charles  Marvin,  the  reigning  spirit  at  that  world- 
famous  ranch.  He  has  been  there  about  thirteen  years  and 
has  grown  up  with  the  ranch,  and  the  stock  has  grown  up  with 
him  under  his  watchful  eye  and  guiding  hand.  Mr.  Marvin 
shows  the  marks  of  time,  his  careworn  features  and  stooping 
form  is  the  mark  of  his  industry,  which  all  the  world  knows 
by  the  results  he  has  attained  with  Palo  Alto's  now  famous 
sons  and  daughters.  Electioneer  and  Charles  Marvin's  fame 
will  go  down  the  ages  coupled  together,  as  one  without  the 
other  would  not  have  been  what  they  are  in  the  horse  history 
of  America.     Mr.  Marvin  looked  to  me  as  though  he  required 


150  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

a  let  up,  as  we  say  about  a  campaigner  that  has  been  over- 
worked, but  he  still  has  that  easy,  courteous  manner  which 
makes  the  perfect  host  willing  to  do  everything  possible  to 
entertain  his  guests,  showing  everything  on  the  place  and 
thinking  of  everything  which  could  possibly  entertain  and 
please  his  visitors.  In  company  with  Mr.  McLeod,  of  "  Wal- 
lace's Monthly,"  who  was  there  in  the  interest  of  horse  mat- 
ters, we  took  a  look  at  the  stock. 

I  cannot  begin  to  tell  all  I  saw,  but  will  give  only  a  short 
sketch.  I  was  anxious  to  see  the  great  Electioneer,  and  we 
wended  our  way  first  to  his  stall.  I  found  him  a  wonderful 
horse.  He  is  brown  in  color  and  as  finely  balanced  as  any 
horse  I  ever  looked  over  ;  very  speedy  conformation  ;  consid- 
erably higher  on  the  hips  than  on  the  shoulder,  and  my  ex- 
perience has  taught  me  that  real  trotters  are  built  that  way. 
He  does  not  show  his  age  (21  years)  except  a  little  droop  in  the 
back,  and  apparently  is  as  sound  and  nimble  as  a  five-year- old. 
He  has  not  had  on  a  shoe  in-  a  number  of  years.  His  feet  and 
legs  are  as  good  as  I  ever  saw  on  a  horse.  He  is  jogged  every 
morning  five  or  six  miles,  which  he  seems  to  enjoy,  as  I  met 
him  coming  from  his  exercise  one  morning  and  he  acted  like 
a  colt.  They  have  about  eighty  colts  and  horses  in  training, 
from  yearlings  up  to  aged  horses.  There  are  ten  assistant 
trainers.  I  will  not  attempt  to  mention  their  names,  but  I 
know  most  of  them  and  they  are  all  good  men.  All  the  stock 
looked  bright  and  were  in  high  flesh,  and  still  they  were  hav- 
ing plenty  of  work.  A  good  many  of  them  were  worked  every 
day  on  the  track,  what  I  would  call  pretty  stiff,  that  is,  from 
two  years  old  up.  The  yearlings  were  worked  mostly  on  the 
miniature  track,  which  is  under  cover.  It  is  an  oblong  track  of 
regulation  shape  about  two  hundred  feet  in  length.  The 
track  was  very  soft  and  well  thrown  up  on  the  outside  like  a 
circus  ring.  It  is  boarded  up  tight  on  the  outside  and  the 
roof  reaches  just  over  the  track.  There  is  a  railing  on  the  in- 
side extending  around  the  circle.  The  track  is  from  seven  to 
eight  feet  wide.     The  centre  is  left  open  to  give  plenty  of  air 


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and  light.  A  colt  is  turned  loose  in  the  ring,  being  perfectly 
protected  with  boots,  wearing  quarter,  shin  and  toe  boots. 
They  are  all  shod  light  behind,  which  is  necessary  to  keep  a 
toe  boot  on,  but  are  not  shod  in  front.  A  man  stands  at  each 
end  of  the  oblong  with  a  whip  in  his  hand.  The  colt  is  allowed 
to  caper  about  for  a  few  times  around  the  ring,  as  many  of 
them  are  playful.  Then  he  will  strike  a  trot,  and  it  is  per- 
fectly wonderful  how  those  young  things  can  fly  around  that 
ring.  They  are  allowed  to  go  three  or  four  times  one  way 
and  are  then  turned  and  sent  the  other  way  about  the  same 
number  of  times.  In  that  way  they  are  worked  fifteen  or 
twenty  minutes.  Occasionally  ihey  would  stop  and  take  a 
puff  or  two  and  then  on  they  would  go.  I  really  believe  I 
saw  a  yearling  colt  step  close  to  a  two-thirty  gait  for  a  little 
ways  as  handily  and  perfectly  gaited  as  an  old  trotter  in  har- 
ness. After  this  work  they  are  taken  off  and  rubbed  a  little, 
walked  and  cooled  out,  then  a  light  blanket  thrown  over  them 
and  their  legs  bandaged  like  an  old  horse,  their  feet  picked 
out  and,  in  fact,  taken  as  good  care  of  as  an  old  trotter. 
Nothing  is  left  undone  for  their  comfort  or  benefit.  These 
youngsters  are  all  broken  to  harness  and  occasionally,  from 
two  to  three  times  a  week,  are  harnessed  up  and  hitched  first 
to  a  skeleton  wagon  and  driven  on  the  track,  just  brushed  a 
little  ways  up  and  down  the  stretch,  say  from  thirty  to  forty 
rods,  and  then  turned  and  brushed  back  sharp.  This,  is  re- 
peated three  or  four  times,  then  they  are  taken  in  and  cared 
for  as  before  mentioned. 

I  saw  a  filly  by  Electioneer,  dam  by  General  Benton,  not 
yet  eleven  months'  old,  hitched  to  a  skeleton  wagon  and 
driven  by  Marvin,  who  is  considerably  over  weight,  step  a 
2:'10  gait  sure,  and  as  good  gaited  and  behaved  as  any  aged 
horse.  I  think  this  was  the  greatest  sight  I  ever  saw  in  my 
life  as  a  horseman.  In  this  way  I  was  entertained  for  two 
days  with  the  youngsters.  I  saw  a  good  many  two  and  three 
year  olds  that  could  step  a  2:20  gait  and  better  in  harness.  I 
saw  a    gray   mare,    three  years   old,  out    of  Electioneer,  dam 


152  EVfiRY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

Sontag  Mohawk  by  Mohawk  Chief,  dam  of  Sallie  Benton, 
2:17f,  by  General  Benton  and  Eros,  2:20|^,  by  Electioneer, 
that  I  thought  could  fly,  but  when  Marvin  appeared  on  the 
track  behind  Sunol,  two-year-old,  record  2:18,  she  put  all  of 
them  young  ones  in  the  shade.  I  just  think  1  saw  her  step  a 
2:10  gait,  and  want  to  say  right  here,  if  she  lives  two  years 
and  has  no  bad  luck,  she  will  wipe  out  any  mark  ever  put  on 
the  blackboard  ;  it  was  not  only  the  speed  she  shows,  but  the 
manner  in  which  she  does  it,  there  is  no  hitching  or  scrabbling, 
but  she  goes  just  as  natural  and  easy  as  a  chicken  picking  up 
corn.  Mr.  Marvin  told  me  she  had  never  made  but  one  break 
in  her  life,  and  that  was  in  the  first  heat  of  her  first  race.  As 
Marvin  stepped  out  of  the  sulky  behind  her  I  took  him  by  the 
hand  and  said,  "  Charley,  this  has  paid  me  for  the  'whole  trip, 
for  I  never  expected  to  see  anything  like  this  during  my  life.'' 
I  said  to  Mr.  Marvin,  "What  would  a  thing  like  that  cost?" 
He  replied,  ''Only  $50,000.''  1  looked  at  my  purse  and  made 
up  my  mind  that  I  could  hardly  afford  to  own  her  as  much  as 
I  would  like  to,  not  being  a  Robert   Bonner. 

Next  he  came  out  with  Fred  Crocker  2:25^,  eleven  years 
old.  He  was  the  first  two-year-old  to  beat  2:30,  and  his  2:25^ 
was  made  at  that  age.  He  has  been  a  little  off,  and  has  had 
no  work  since  his  two-year-old  form.  He  looked  big  and 
strong,  is  high  in  flesh,  and  has  had  but  little  work,  but  I 
think  could  show  better  than  a  2:20  gait.  Marvin  is  very  con- 
fident he  will  give  him  a  record  better  than  2:20  this  year  ff 
he  will  stand  work.  When  noon  came  Mr.  Marvin  in\itcd  me 
to  his  house,  which  ■  is  situated  near  the  entrance  to  Palo 
Alto.  It  is  a  handsome  cottage,  and  its  occui)ants.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Marvin,  with  their  three  children,  are  a  family  that  one 
seldom  meets.  Mrs.  Marvin  would  compare  fa\'orably  with 
the  first  lady  in  the  land,  who  has  been  so  highly  lauded  and 
esteemed,  and  justly,  as  every  one  concedes.  Their  children 
do  honor  to  their  parents,  and  cannot  be  too  highly  spoken 
of.  As  I  am  \cry  fcMid  of  children,  I  assure  \'ou  I  enjo)-ed 
that  dinner  and  the  hospitalities  of  my  host  and  hostess. 


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After  dinner  Mr.  Marvin  hitched  up  a  team  and  drove 
me  down  to  the  stables  of  the  thoroughbreds,  and  after  look- 
ing" them  over  we  took  a  look  at  the  new  Stanford  University, 
which  is  situated  at  Palo  Alto.  From  there  we  drove  over 
to  the  residence  of  Senator  Stanford,  which  is  a  lovely  place, 
very  large  grounds,  beautiful  shrubbery,  and  everything  that 
delights  the  eye  and  pleases  the  mind.  There  is  no  use  for 
me  to  attempt  to  describe  the  many  things  I  saw.  The  only 
way  to  appreciate  Palo  Alto  is  to  go  and  see  it. 

The  next  day  I  was  invited  down  to  San  Mateo  to  visit 
William  Corbet's  place,  the  home  of  Guy  Wilkes,  2:15^,  and 
his  son,  Sable  Wilkes,  the  fastest  three-year-old,  2:18.  This  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  places  I  ever  saw  in  my  life.  It  is  a 
farm  of  about  500  acres,  bounded  on  one  side  by  the  Pacific 
coast.  It  lies  very  level  and  is  laid  out  like  a  landscape  gar- 
den, well  arranged  pastures,  paddocks,  stables,  etc.,  in  fact, 
everything  was  in  perfect  order  and  kept  so  by  its  efificient 
superintendent,  the  great  reinsman,  John  A.  Goldsmith.  John 
went  to  California  when  a  boy  and  has  grown  up  with  the 
country.  He  is  to-day  one  of  the  brightest  stars  of  California's 
many  great  horsemen,  and  best  of  all  is  self-sustaining.  They 
have  a  three-quarLer  mile  track,  where  their  colts  are  trained. 
Guy  Wilkes,  of  course,  is  the  premier  stallion  and  I  think  he 
is  as  good  a  son  as  George  Wilkes  sired,  if  not  the  best.  He 
is"',a  finely  formed  bay  horse  with  plenty  "of  substance  and 
plenty  of  speed,  as  he  has  demonstrated,  and  as  game  as  a 
horse  could  be,  and  is  the  sire  of  trotters  as  well.  Sable 
Wilkes,  his  son,  is  a  very  fine  horse  and  the  greatest  three- 
year-old  yet  produced,  trotting  to  a  record  of  2:18.  I  saw  a 
handsome  three-year-old  filly  by  Guy  Wilkes  step  a  quarter  in 
thirty-four  seconds  with  ease,  and  several  others  that  could 
show  from  2:30  to  a  2:20  gait,  ranging  in  age  from  two  to  four. 
I  tried  to  buy  one,  but  my  purse  was  not  long  enough.  I  was 
invited  in  by  Mr.  Corbett  to  a  bounteous  dinner.  He  is  a 
very  fine,  courteous  gentleman.  He  enjoys  showing  visitors 
his  stock,  which  he  is  very  proud  of,  and   well   he  may  be.     I 


154  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

bought  the  bay  mare  Rosa  Mac,  2:20^,  six  years  old,  by  Alex- 
ander Button,  sire  of  Yolo  Maid,  three-year-old  record  2:14, 
pacer. 

The  next  day  I  visited  Bay  District  track  and  found  O.  A. 
Hickok  working  some  colts,  among  which  was  a  very  fine  bay 
mare,  out  of  Alandorf  by  Onward,  dam  Alma  Mater,  and  I 
think,  take  her  all  in  all,  she  was  as  fine  a  mare  as  I  ever  saw, 
size,  color,  conformation  and  gait.  I  understood  she  was  just 
fairly  broken  and  I  really  think  she  could  show  a  two-thirty 
gait.  Hickok  was  very  sweet  on  her  and  said  he  would  be 
very  glad  to  give  ^5,000  for  her.  He  was  working  another 
the  same  age,  a  seal  brown  stallion  by  Steinway,  that  was  also 
very  promising.  As  he  came  up  the  stretch  at  the  finish  of  a 
mile  Hickok  took  hold  of  him  and  spoke  sharp.  He  squared 
away  and  acted  like  a  trotter.  I  verily  believe  he  went  a  few 
strides  close  to  a  2:20  gait.  I  began  to  make  up  my  mind 
they  had  great  colts  in  all  parts  of  California.  At  the  same 
time  I  saw  an  old  gentleman  working  a  bay  four-year-old  colt, 
by  Guy  Wilkes,  which  they  all  told  me  could  trot  in  2:30  or 
better,  and  from  what  I  saw  I  had  no  reason  to  doubt  it. 
There  next  appeared  on  the  track  Dan  McCarthy,  a  very  in- 
dustrious man  in  the  horse  business,  as  he  has  all  kinds  and 
colors.  Dan  is  always  ready  to  buy  a  horse  of  any  kind  at 
his  price.  He  was  driving  a  nice  brown  gelding  by  Election- 
eer, that  I  should'judge  could  trot  in  2:30  or  better  when  in 
condition.  I  liked  him  and  tried  to  buy  him,  but  Dan  and  I 
could  not  quite  agree  on  the  price,  so  we  stepped  in  his  wagon 
and  took  a  drive  around  by  the  Cliff  House,  and  it  is  a  grand 
sight  to  a  new  comer  to  sec  the  seals  playing  in  the  water  and 
lying  on  the  rocks.  There  were  probably  one  hundred  of 
them  in  sight,  barking  and  chewing  at  one  another  like  pup- 
pies. From  there  we  took  a  drive  down  through  the  park 
and  back  to  the  city. 

When  we  arrived  at  the  Palace  Hotel  I  met  James  Durs- 
ton,  who  lives  just  across  the  bay  at  Oakland.  Jimmey  was 
looking  very  fine  and  tells  me  he  likes  California  very  much; 


EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER.  1 55 

says  he  has  made  some  money  there  the  last  year  and  had  got 
it  yet.  That  is  more  than  the  boys  can  all  say.  Jimmey  is 
an  industrious  man  and  always  looks  out  for  himself.  He 
told  me  he  had  just  sold  to  James  Golden  of  Boston  a  very 
nice  entire  colt,  sired  by  Dexter  Prince,  and  had  made  a  little 
money  on  him,  which  I  was  very  glad  to  hear.  I  had  a  very 
pleasant  evening's  visit  with  Jimmey,  and  the  next  morning 
started  for  Sacramento  to  see  the  brown  gelding  Adair,  record 
2:17^,  by  Electioneer.  I  found  him  at  VVilber  Smith's  stable- 
After  looking  him  over  and  taking  a  short  ride  behind  him  I 
bought  him  and  started  for  home,  which  is  a  long,  tedious 
ride,  and  when  I  arrived  home  I  said  California  is  a  nice  coun- 
try and  the  woods  are  full  of  trotters,  but  old  Salt  Point  is 
good  enough  for  mc. 


Charles  Marvin's  Chapter. 

TRAINING    TROTTING   COLTS 


After  some  hesitancy,  I  have  decided  to  comply  with  the 
request  of  Mr.  Feek,  the  author  of  this  work,  and  contribute 
a  short  chapter  on  training  colts  to  trot,  illustrated  with  a 
brief  resume  of  the  preparation  that  enabled  the  famous 
Sunol  to  twice  eclipse  the  two-year-old  record  of  the  world. 
My  hesitancy,  at  first,  in  deciding  to  comply  with  Mr.  Feek's 
invitation  was  due  to  several  objections  that  suggested  them- 
selves to  my  mind.  First,  as  is  pretty  generally  known,  I  am 
myself  about  to  embark  on  the  uncertain  sea  of  authorship, 
and  will  shortly  submit  to  the  consideration  and  judgment  of 
American  horsemen  an  exhaustive  work  on  "  TRAINING  THE 
Trotting  Horse,"  in  which  the  Palo  Alto  system  of  devel- 
oping colt  trotters  will  be  carefully  and  fully  treated  in  every 
detail.  Being  so  engaged,  the  thought  naturally  suggested 
itself  that  perhaps  I  owed  it  to  myself  to  give  my  sole  atten- 
tion to  my  own  literary  venture.  Secondly,  I  realized,  es- 
pecially after  some  months  of  work  on  the  forthcoming  book, 
how  impossible  it  is  to  write  satisfactority  of  a  whole  s\\stem 
of  training  in  a  single  chapter.  To  give)'ou  an  adequate  idea 
of  a  method  of  training,  such  as  that  practiced  at  Palo  Alto, 
is  only  possible  in  a  good-sized  volume — and,  of  course,  had  I 
been  able  to  treat  it  in  a  chapter  or  two  I  would  never  have 
thought  of  writing  a  book.  Still  another  objection  was  that 
this  chapter  has  to  be  written  at  very  short  notice — but 
against  all  these  objections  m\'  desire  to  accommodate  the 
genial  and  gentlemanly  Syracuse  trainer  has  prevailed.  Some 
who  may  never  see  it  fully  explained    in   my  book,  ma}-  have 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  1 57 

this  volume  in  their  hands,  and  thus  get  an  inkling  of  the 
Palo  Alto  system.  And  I  trust  that  both  this  work  and  my 
own,  when  complete,  will  be  sufficiently  instructive  to  deserve 
well  of  all  breeders,  trainers,  and  horse  lovers  in  general. 

At  the  outset,  then,  I  desire  the  reader  to  understand 
that  in  writing  this  chapter  no  thought  of  a  complete  elucida- 
tion of  the  Palo  Alto  system  is  entertained.  I  can  only 
endeavor  to  give  a  general  idea  of  that  system,  touching 
briefly  on  the  salient  outlines,  and  leaving  the  treatment  of 
details  to  the  volume  of  which  this  chapter  is  but  a  faint  and 
distant  echo. 

Every  trainer  has  his  own  ideas,  his  own  peculiar  methods, 
and  his  private  reasons  for  them.  The  methods  practised  at 
Palo  Alto  are,  I  am  aware,  somewhat  unusual,  and  in  some  of 
their  features  perhaps  radical.  The  probabilities  are  that  if 
these  methods  were  to  be  passed  upon  by  a  jury  composed  of 
all  the  trainers  in  the  country,  they  w^ould  be  condemned  by 
a  large  majority.  Indeed,  had  these  njiethods  been  outlined 
and  submitted  to  such  a  jury  ten  years  ago,  the  popular  voice 
would  have  loudly  proclaimed  not  only  that  such  training 
never  did  make  a  trotter,  but  that  it  never  r^///<^  make  one. 
Yet  by  these  same  methods  have  been  developed  the  fastest 
yearling,  the  fastest  two-year-old,  and  the  fastest  four-year- 
old  trotters  the  world  has  seen.  Under  them  a  yearling  has 
been  taught  to  trot  in  2:31^,  a  two-year-old  in  2:18,  a  three- 
year-old  in  2:19^,  and  a  four-year-old  in  2:16,  not  to  mention 
dozens  of  other  trotters  of  high  merit.  Only  one  three-year- 
old  in  the  world  has  trotted  a  mile  as  fast  as  Palo  Alto's 
champion  two-year-old  ;  and  every  man  knows  that  scores  of 
aged  horses  have  been  trained  for  seasons  before  they  could 
gain  a  mark  equal  to  that  of  the  dead  yearling  Norlaine  !  Do 
not  these  facts  seem  to  show  that  there  is  merit  in  this  sys- 
tem. If  there  is  no  merit  in  the  system,  surely  then  the  Palo 
Alto  horses  must  be  the  most  wonderful  born  trotters  in  the 
world  ! 

I    neither  ask   or  counsel    any  trainer  or  any  breeder  to 


158  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

discard  his  methods  and  adopt  mine  ;  but  I  do  say  that  what 
it  has  accomplished  justifies  m.e  in  giving  it  to  the  world  as 
an  improved  system  of  training  young  Jiurses  to  trot,  and  that 
its  study  can  certainly  not  .fail  to  prove  beneficial  to  every 
trainer,  breeder  and  horse  owner  that  is  not  too  wise  to  learn. 
In  my  judgment  there  is  no  man  so  thorough  a  master  of  his 
profession  that  he  cannot  learn  from  the  successful  experiences 
of  others. 

A  great  deal  has  been  written  for  and  against  colt  trot- 
ting, and  I  have  observed  that  the  controversies- have  been 
conducted  much  on  the  same  lines  as  the  discussion  on  breed- 
ing from  performing  sires  and  dams.  As  a  rule  those  who 
have  opposed  breeding  from  developed  stallions,  are  those 
whose  favorite  horse  failed  to  win  honor  on  the  turf ;  and  as 
a  rule  the  breeders  and  trainers  who  have  failed  to  produce 
colt  trotters,  are  sure  that  early  training  is  "  dead  wrong." 
For  my  own  part  I  know  that  it  is  possible  to  train  a  colt  for 
speed  from  his  yearling  form  to  maturity  with  none  but  bene- 
ficial effects.  Four  colts  out  of  five  that  have  suffered  from 
early  training,  have  suffered  because  they  were  improperly 
and  injudiciously  handled.  There  are  a  good  many  men  who 
can  successfully  handle  a  mature  horse,  and  there  are  still 
more  who  can  drive  a  horse  well  after  some  one  else  has  made 
a  trotter  of  him  ;  but  the  men  capable  of  intelligently  and 
properly  educating  colt  trotters  are  as  scarce  as  2:15  horses. 
We  are  all  too  anxious,  and  many  a  colt  has  been  a  victim  to 
the  driver's  impatience  to  accomplish  in  a  week  what  should 
not  to  be  attempted  in  two  months.  To  listen  to  the  general 
clamor  against  colt  training,  one  would  imagine  that  aged 
horses  never  were  known  to  break  down.  .All  horses  gifted 
with  natural  speed  have  not  the  qualit}-  to  train  011  ;  and  such 
a  horse  will  '■'  go  wrong  "  before  he  reaches  the  limit  of  his 
speed  capacity,  no  matter  when  he  is  trained.  Antl  if  lie 
goes  wrong  as  a  two-year-old  he  will  be  a  good  deal  cheai)er 
failure  than  if  he  breaks  down  as  a  ten-year-old.  If  a  horse 
has  not    the   capacit)'  and    cpiality  to  make  a  good  performer 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER.  1 59 

the  quicker  the  owner  and  trainer  find  it  out  the  better.     His 
room  is  better  than  his  company. 

I  am  not  only  strong  in  the  belief  that  the  colt  can  be 
trained  for  speed  from  his  infancy  without  injury,  but  that 
such  training  if  successfully  and  judiciously  given  is  a  great 
and  lasting  benefit.  It  will  make  him  a  better  aged  horse. 
Let  two  colts,  in  all  other  things  equal,  be  raised  together,  the 
one  trained  from  his  yearling  form,  and  the  other  not  worked 
until  he  is  five  years  old,  and  the  chances  are  not  one  in  ten 
that  the  latter  will  ever  see  the  day  that  he  is  the  equal  of  his 
trained  brother,  either  in  speed  or  in  any  of  the  qualities  that 
go  to  make  a  race  horse.  He  will  not  only  be  uneducated,  of 
untrained  instinct,  and  wilful ;  but  he  will  be  deficient  in  physi- 
cal development  as  compared  with  the  trained  one.  Can  the 
sluggard  run,  jump,  wrestle  with  the  athlete  whose  muscles 
have  the  substance,  hardiness  and  tone  of  long  and  constant 
training? 

But  you  will  ask  me,  "  Do  you  not  think  that  a  great  and 
excessive  effort  by  a  young  colt  will  prove  permanently  detri- 
mental?" And  my  answer  would  be,  as  a  rule,  j'fs.  But  you 
can  train  a  colt,  and  if  exceedingly  promising,  you  can  give 
him  a  fast  record,  without  necessarily  requiring  of  him  a  strain- 
ing and  exhausting  effort.  If  there  is  one  thing  more  than 
another,  with  reference  to  training  colt  trotters,  which  I  would 
enforce  and  grind  into  the  reader's  mind  it  is  this  :  Never 
require  of  the  eolt  more  than  he  can  do  zvilhin  himself.  Never, 
either  in  his  work  or  his  performance,  carry  him  to  the  last 
inch  of  effort,  the  point  of  exhaustion,  for  at  that  point  not 
only  does  all  development  cease,  but  you  have  probably  un- 
done many  weeks  of  work,  and  have  not  unlikely  inflicted  a 
permanent  injury. 

Very  little  thought  then  is  necessary  to  comprehend  what 
a  delicate  matter  the  training  of  a  young  trotter  is.  If  you 
do  not  carry  it  far  enough  your  work  will  be  barren  of  imme- 
diate results,  while  if  you  carry  it  too  far  you  will  spoil  all 
that  is  already  done  and    ruin    the   material   that   might  have 


l6o  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

made  a  star  performer.  It  calls  for  the  most  careful  judg- 
ment, constant  watchfulness,  and  keen  discrimination  in  know- 
ing how  far  to  go. 

Presuming  that  the  reader  has  decided  to  find  out  whether 
he  has  the  making  of  a  trotter  without  waiting  seven  or  eight 
years  on  what  may  prove  a  forlorn  and  expensive  hope,  he 
will  naturally  be  endeavoring  to  settle  upon  a  system  of  train- 
ing. He  is,  we  will  presume,  a  sensible  reader,  who  does  not 
need  to  be  told  that  the  same  medicine  will  not  suit  every 
patient,  that  the  same  diet  and  training  is  not  best  for  all  chil- 
dren, or  that  no  cast-iron  set  of  rules  can  be  formulated  under 
which  every  colt  can  be  best  handled.  Ten  volumes,  cover- 
ing every  possible  phase  of  training,  will  not  relieve  the  trainer 
from  the  necessity  of  using  brains  in  his  work,  but  on  the 
other  hand  no  trainer  of  good  judgment  can  fail  to  increase 
his  skill  by  study  of  the  experiences  of  others. 

The  colt's  education  should  begin  at  weaning  time,  or  at 
about  five  months  old.  He  is  first  made  halter-wise  and 
learned  to  lead.  The  colts  should  be  led  to  and  from  the 
paddocks  every  day  until  thoroughly  gentle  and  obedient  to 
the  halter.  After  our  youngster  is  thoroughly  halter-wise,  he 
is  ready  for  his  first  lesson  as  a  trotter.  Now  we  introduce 
him  to  the  Kindergarten. 

This  is  a  minature  track  of  about  the  regulation  shape, 
which  should  be  about  one-twelfth  of  a  mile  in  length, 
and  ten  feet  wide,  with  long  stretches  and  well  thrown 
up  turns.  The  track  should  be  of  a  soil  good  for 
the  feet,  and  should  always  be  kept  deep  and  c]uite 
soft.  The  inner  rail  should  not  be  perpendicular,  but 
should  rather  sharply  incline  outward  at  the  top,  so 
that  the  colt  can  hug  it  closely  all  around  and  yet  not 
strike  his  knees  or  feet  on  the  posts,  of  which  there  should 
be  no  more  than  necessary.  On  this  track,  after  carefully 
booting  the  youngster,  we  give  him  his  first  work.  In  my 
book  I  treat  this  part  of  the  education  with  that  detail  and 
completeness  which   its  great  importance    demands,    but    of 


EVERY    MAN    IIIS    OWN    TRAINER.  l6l 

course  space  here  will  not  admit  of  giving  minute  instructions. 
Suffice  it  to  say  that  the  colt  soon  learns  to  trot  around  this 
ring,  free  and  untrammelled,  with  the  steadiness  of  a  track- 
horse,  and  he  shortly  becomes  quite  obedient  to  the  voices 
and  whips  of  the  men  in  the  center.  He  learns  to  regard  the 
men  as  teachers  and  the  whips  not  as  instruments  of  torture. 
It  requires  a  good  deal  of  skill,  practice,  and  judgment  to  use 
the  minature  track  successfully.  You  must  learn  how  far  to 
go  and  how  far  not  to  go,  which  is  largely  a  matter  of  judg- 
ment differing  with  different  colts,  and  which  only  experience 
can  teach.  The  benefits  of  the  work  on  the  colt-track  are 
manifold.  Briefly,  it  learns  the  colt  to  trot,  and  that  he  is 
wanted  to  trot ;  to  stick  to  the  trot,  and  to  do  it  in  his  free 
and  natural  way;  it  develops  wind  and  muscle  and  is  healthy 
exercise  ;  and  last,  but  not  least,  it  enables  the  trainer  to  see 
what  the  colt's  action  is,  how  he  is  balanced,  how  he  carries 
himself,  and  what  checking,  if  any,  will  be  necessary  later  on. 
More  than  this,  it  enables  the  trainer  to  pick  out  the  promis- 
ing ones.  If  he  is  training  at  a  large  establishment  he  will 
soon  see  the  importance  of  this.  Where  there  are  so  many 
colts  that  to  train  all  is  practically  impossible  it  is  a  matter  of 
no  small  importance  to  be  able  to  tell  at  the  outset  what  colts 
are  the  most  likely  to  repay  you  for  the  time  and  trouble  ex- 
pended upon  them.  We  hear  a  great  many  stale  remarks  in 
these  days  about  the  worthlessness  of  "  lot  trotters."  The 
philosophers  of  the  barn-yard  who  indulge  in  this  talk,  would 
have  one  believe  that  the  colt  that  is  a  natural  born  trotter 
is  less  likely  to  be  a  success  than  the  one  whose  speed  is  ham- 
mered into  him  through  his  back.  This  is  on  a  par  with  a 
great  deal  more  of  the  stock-in-trade  of  the  more  ignorant 
class  of  horse-handlers,  who  have  never  deserve'd  the  name  of 
trainers.  From  Fred  Crocker  down  to  Sunol  every  one  of  the 
Palo  Alto  stars,  was  a  star  among  the  youngsters  in  the  lot 
and  on  the  colt-track. 

The  colt  should  have  his  daily  lessons   in   the  track  until 
he  is  from  twelve  to  fourteen  months  old,  when  he  should  be 


1 62  EVERY    MAN    IIIS    OWN    TRAINER. 

broken  to  harness.  The  first  course  of  instruction  is  in  the 
bitting  harness,  which  I  need  not  here  describe.  After  he  is 
thoroughly  used  to  harness  and  obedient  to  bit  and  rein — 
which  will  take  several  days  of  patient  and  careful  work — he 
is  introduced  into  the  shafts  of  a  skeleton  wagon.  My  sys- 
tem, however,  is  to  teach  him  to  go  in  harness  by  hitching 
him  double  with  a  gentle,  reliable  horse,  first  on  one  side  and 
then  on  the  other.  After  this  he  will  likely  go  off  at  the  first 
asking  in  single  harness.  Drive  your  colt  first  to  the  skeleton 
wagon.  Now  shoe  him  behind  with  a  light,  plain  shoe,  and 
as  soon  as  you  get  him  going  straight  and  clever,  hitch  him 
to  a  sulkey  and  his  regular  track  work  begins. 

Before  you  work  him  see  that  he  is  thoroughly  protected 
with  well-fitting  boots.  In  looking  over  your  outfit  for  boots, 
if  you  find  such  apparatus  as  a  break  cart,  a  supply  of  toe- 
weights  and  a  fit-out  for  "  leading  colts  with  a  runner,"  put 
the  toe-weights  on  the  runner,  hitch  the  runner  to  the  cart, 
and  ship  the  outfit  to  some  of  the  many  trainers  who  will 
have  use  for  these  tools. 

Colts,  as  a  rule,  and  especially  yearlings,  need  no  jogging. 
They  should  always  be  fed  fully  and  well,  and  must  be  kept 
stout.  Up  till  two  years  old  the  colt  will  not  eat  more  than 
his  growth  calls  for.  He  is  young  and  nervous,  aiul  by  the 
time  you  get  on  the  track  you  will  find  him  ready  to  step  off 
at  a  good  pace.  Start  him  up  at  a  good  gait  for  100  to  150 
yards,  then  turn  slowly  and  brush  him  back.  Repeat  this 
several  times,  but  not  enough  to  tire  the  colt,  carrying  him 
up  to  his  clip  at  some  part  of  each  brush,  and  gix'ing  him  a 
breathing  spell  at  every  turn.  After  this  take  him  in,  re- 
move his  boots  and  care  for  him  proper!)-,  seeing  that  he  is 
not  exposed  to  drafts.  After  he  is  cooled  out  lea\e  liim  to 
him'self,  as  if  undisturbed  he  will  probably  lie  down  and  rest. 
Remember  that  colts  need  little  blanketing,  no  sweat-hoocis 
and  no  scraping.  They  do  not  neetl  to  be  reduced,  but  to  be 
kept  stout. 

Continue  this  work  right  along,  giving  him  a  run  out  and 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  163 

a  let-up  occasionally  to  freshen  him,  and  be  sure  to  stop  if 
you  see  that  the  colt  is  not  at  himself  and  is  not  improving. 
When  he  is  about  two  years  old  you  will  shoe  him.  If  he  is 
a  pure,  good-gaited  colt  he  will  need  from  8  to  10  ounce 
shoes  in  front  and  from  4  to  5  behind.  Of  course  as  he  gets 
age  and  strength  his  work  will  increase,  but  the  brush  should 
never  be  greatly  lengthened.  For  an  aged  horse,  the  brush 
work  should  not  exceed  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  and  you  will 
seldom  need  to  keep  the  horse  "  on  his  toes  "  for  that  dis- 
tance. Always  leave  a  link  to  call  for.  Keep  the  colt  or 
horse  fresh  and  eager,  so  that  he  will  take  the  work  willingly, 
not  as  a  task,  and  go  on  his  nerve  and  courage,  not  have  to 
be  forced  along.  When  your  horse  gets  stale  and  track  sick 
you  have  overdone  it,  and  may  as  well  make  up  your  mind 
that  you  have  taken  a  long  slide  down  hill,  and  will  have  to 
go  back  and  make  up  the  lost  ground  as  slowly  as  before. 
Remember  that  the  short  brush  makes  speed,  and  SPEED  is 
t\\e  first  essential.  After  you  have  your  three-year-old  going 
quarters  in  35  seconds — if  that  is  fast  enough  to  suit  you — 
you  can  condition  him  for  mile  and  repeat  performances. 
You  may  have  him  keyed  up  as  hard  as  nails,  but  if  your 
competitor  can  go  a  quarter  in  35  seconds,  and  you  can  go  in 
37,  he  will  beat  you  all  the  way,  and  do  it  easily  while  you 
are  struggling  and  straining.  He  will  be  fresh  after  your  colt 
is  dead  tired,  and  no  matter  how  game  your  colt  is,  the  other 
one  will  have  him  a  beaten  horse  before  you  know  it,  simply 
because  he  can  do  with  ease  what  you  cannot  do  with  your 
utmost  effort.  When  you  have  developed  whatever  measure 
of  speed  you  believe  suf^cient  to  win  your  race,  you  can  fit 
the  colt  for  the  race  as  Sunol  was  fitted,  but  remember  j^// 
must  first  have  the  speed.  Gameness  and  condition  and  all 
that  won't  prevail  against  a  competitor  who  can  throw  dust 
in  your  eyes  without  half  trying. 

This  brings  us  to  Sunol — and  then  we  are  done.  Sunol 
is  a  finely  shaped  bay  mare,  of  the  most  racy  form,  sixteen 
hands  high  at  the  rump  and  fifteen-two  at  the  wither.     She  is 


164  EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN   TRAINER. 

finely  finished  all  over,  with  the  best  of  legs  and  feet,  and  has 
remarkable  length  from  the  hip  to  the  hock.  Her  height  over 
the  quarter,  and  her  short  steep  rump,  give  her  a  remarkably 
greyhoundish  appearance.  She  is  by  Electioneer,  and  out  of 
Waxana,  by  General  Benton.  Waxana's  dam  was  Waxy,  the 
most  satisfactory  version  of  whose  pedigree  shows  her  to  have 
been  a  full  sister  to  Annette  (the  dam  of  Ansel,  2:20,)  by  Lex. 
ington,  out  of  a  Grey  Eagle  mare.  Sunol  was  foaled  April  14, 
1SS6. 

Her  work  was  substantially  on  the  plan  outlined  above. 
I  began  to  break  her  to  harness  at  about  ayear  old,  and  found 
her  the  most  high-strung,  nervous,  and  difficult  colt  that  I 
ever  handled.  She  was  mean  when  first  hitched,  a-nd  it  was 
only  with  the  expenditure  of  the  greatest  patience  that  she 
was  ever  got  to  be  at  all  tractable.  After  I  got  her  to  going 
in  harness  I  worked  her  in  the  manner  described  above,  never 
driving  more  than  half  a  mile  at  any  gait,  and  always  making 
short  brushes.  She  was  wonderfully  speedy  from  the  outset, 
and  early  in  the  spring  I  saw  that,  if  all  went  well,  I  had  in  the 
Waxana  filly  a  star  of  the  first  magnitude. 

She  was  entered  to  trot  at  Los  Angeles  on  the  5th  of 
August,  ISSS.  I  shipped  my  stable  there  about  July  20th, 
and  up  till  this  time  Sunol  had  never  been  driven  a  mile  in 
her  life.  Four  days  before  the  race  I  gave  her  a  full  mile 
in  2:404,  (she  had  shown  me  the  ability  to  trot  quarters 
better  than  thirty-five  seconds.)  Then  I  repeated  her  in  2:88. 
Two  days  before  the  race  I  gave  her  a  mile  and  repeat  in  2:3<'> 
and  2:33|-.  Vesolia,  by  Stamboul,  was  her  competitor  in  the 
race,  and  Sunol  won  in  straight  heats — the  first  heat  in  2:34] . 
the  second  in  2:25.  She  was  very  frightened  of  the  people, 
which  was  the  only  difficulty  in  managing  her.  Our  stable 
was  then  shipped  home,  and  the  filly  got  no  more  miles,  but 
the  usual  work,  with  occasional  fast  quarters  and  halves,  until 
the  meeting  at  Petaluma,  late  in  August.  Ik^fore  her  race  at 
Petaluma  she  got  a  mile  and  repeat  in  2:.'>S  and  2:38.  She 
broke  in  the  first   heat  of  the   race,  but  captured  the  heat  in 


EVERY    MAN    HIS    OWN    TRAINER.  1 65 

2:28|-.     The  next   she  won,  pulled    up,  in   2:26.     She  was  not 
taken  from  home  again   until  October,  in  the  second  week  of 
which  we  shipped  her  to  the  Bay  District  Track  at  San  Fran- 
cisco.    She  was  now  suffering  from  sexual  causes,  and  was  not 
at  herself.     She  was  to  perform  on   October  20th,  and  before 
that  day  I  worked  her  a  mile   and    repeat    on    two   occasions. 
The  first  time  was  in   2:32  and  2:25,  the   second    in    2:28|-  and 
2:23.     These  were  the  only  miles  she  was  driven  until  the  2Uth, 
when    she    lowered    Wildflower's   2:21,  which   had    stood    for 
seven  years  unapproached  as  the  two-year-old   record   of  the 
world.     Sunol  trotted  that  day  in  2:20^.     We  decided  to  start 
her  on  the  27th  to  lower  her  own  record,  but  she  was  given  no 
more  miles   until  that   day.     The  track   was  good,  except   in 
front  of  the  grand   stand,  where    it   had    not    dried    out.     We 
came  out  for  the  word,  and  got  it,  with  Mr.  Orrin  A.  Hickok 
driving  a   running  horse   as   a   prompter.     According   to   the 
official  time  we  went  the   first  quarter  in    35  seconds,  the  sec- 
ond in  34|^,  the  third  in  34^,  and  the  fourth  in  34|-,  making  the 
mile  in  2:18.     According  to  my  watch,  which  I  carried  in  my 
hand,  we  made  the  first  quarter   in    35,  the  second    in  35,  the 
third  in  34,  and  the  fourth  in  34,  the  watches  timing  the  mile 
the  same — 2:18.     This  was  the  last  mile  Sunol   was  driven  up 
to  this  writing  (March   15,  1SS9).       Although  so  sensitive  and 
high-strung,  Sunol  is  not  a  bad  actor.      She  shows  no  disposi- 
tion to  break,  and  only  made  one  break  in  all  her  miles.     She 
is  courageous  and   anxious,  but   sticks   to   the   trot.     This,  in 
brief,  is   the   story  of   the   training   and    performances   of  the 
greatest  two-year-old  that  has  yet  appeared — a  filly  that  has 
set  the  two-year-old  record  of  the  world  at  a  mark  which  it  is 
a  mighty  achievement  for  a  horse  of  any  age  to  equal,  and  one 
which  I  do  not  expect   to  see   equalled    by  another  two-year- 
old  for  many  a  year. 

If  I  have  here  succeeded  in  giving  a  faint  idea  of  our 
method  of  training,  I  have  accomplished  all  I  have  aimed  at. 
My  work  on  "  TRAINING  THE  TROTTING  Horse  "  will  be 
fully  illustrated,  and  will  treat  upon  every  point  in  breeding, 


1 66  EVERY    MAN    HIS   OWN    TRAINER. 

rearing,  breaking,  training  and  trotting,  management  in  the 
stable  and  on  the  race  track,  driving  in  races  and  preparing 
for  races,  and  the  treatment  of  the  accidents  and  aihnents 
that  all  horses  in  training  are  subject  to.  It  will  moreover 
contain  full  training  and  racing  histories  of  the  greatest  horses 
I  have  driven,  from  the  mighty  Smuggler  downward,  includ- 
ing all  the  Palo  Alto  stars.  The  work  will  be  published  in 
New  York  this  summer,  and  I  hope  to  make  it  one  that  \\\\\ 
deserve  a  place  in  the  library  of  every  breeder,  trainer,  and 
general  horeman  in  America. 

CHARLES  MARVIN. 
'Ta/o  Alto;'  California,  March,  1889. 


APPENDIX 


One  thing  which  I  have  forgotten  and  which  I  think  is 
important  enough  to  add  an  appendix,  is  in  case  of  a  stiff- 
kneed  horse,  as  we  term  it  when  one  has  not  enough  knee 
action  and  does  not  get  his  front  feet  out  of  the  way  of  his 
hind  ones,  goes  stubbing  along  and  sometimes  forges.  Many 
times  in  these  cases  a  string  of  bone  rattles  buckled  loosely 
above  the  pastern  or  fetterlock  joint  will  make  them  pick  up 
quicker  and  get  their  feet  out  of  the  way. 

If  this  does  not  have  the  desired  effect,  use  a  loaded  roll 
made  of  four-ply  buckskin,  the  upper  and  lower  ply  one-third 
larger  than  the  two  middle  ones,  and  fill  them  with  deer's 
hair  so  they  will  be  soft  and  won't  chafe.  Fill  the  two 
middle  ones  with  flax-seed  and  small  shot  until  you  get  the 
weight  desired,  which  is  usually  six  ounces  each,  but  I  have 
used  as  high  as  eight.  Have  iour  buckles  and  billets  attached 
with  a  tongue  to  lap  by  where  the  roll  comes  together,  so  as 
to  prevent  the  ends  of  the  roll  from  chafing. 

They  should  be  buckled  up  to  fit  the  ankle,  for  if  there  is 
much  play  to  them  they  will  chafe  the  skin.  I  used  a  pair  of 
these  rolls  this  morning  for  the  first  time  on  a  horse  that  had 
never  trotted  a  quarter  better  than  forty  seconds  without 
them.  He  just  stepped  me  off  a  quarter  in  thirty-seven  sec- 
onds. That  was  what  refreshed  my  memory  in  omitting  this 
point.  I  have  used  them  for  several  years,  and  the  more  I 
use  them  the  better  I  like  them. 


Iii§t  of  2:30  Jlor^el  in  JIaFne^§ 


TJI=  TO   isaQ_ 


Taken  by  Special  Permission  from  "  Wallace's  Year  Book," 

Volume  IV. 

Abbie,  by  George  Wilkes,  dam  by  American  Clay,  1885.  2:26| 

Abbottsford,  by  Woodford    Mambrino-Columbus,  '83..  '2:l9i 

Abdallah,  by  Volunteer-Abdallah   1,   '73    2:30 

Abdallah  Boy,  by  Abdallah    Messenger-Corbeau,  '81 2:24-^ 

Abe  Downing,  by  Joe  Dovvning-Harrison,   '82 .  2:20|- 

Abe  Edgington,  by  Stockbridge  Chief,  Jr.-Dooley  M.,  '78  2:23| 

Abel,  by  Messenger  Chief-Vermont,  '87. ..  2:24^ 

Abner  F.,  by  Dr.  Maxwell--not  traced,  '85 ..  2:21  ;|: 

Acolyte,,  by  Onward-Almont,  '87...    2:30 

Ada,  by  Sir  Denton-Magna  Clfarta, '87 2:29^ 

Ada  B.,  by  Bourbon  Wilkes  St.   Elmo,  '88 2:20|- 

Adair,  by  Electioneer-Culver's  Black  Hawk, '86 2:17^ 

Ada  M.,  by  Corsair-Muzzy  Morgan,  '87 2:30 

Ada  Paul,  by  Red   Buck-Young's  Morgan,   '79 2:20 

Addie  E.  C,  by  Burger-Imp.   Bellfoundcr,  \S5 2:28|- 

Addison  Lambert,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Addison,  '79 2:27 

Adelaide,  by  Mihvaukee-l^ay  Mambrino,    '85 2:18 

Adelaide,  by  I'hil.   Sheridan  Sam    Houston, '78. 2:19| 

Adele  Clark,  by  Ledger-Stephen  A.   Douglass,  '77 2:25^ 

Adcle  Could,  by  Jay  Gould-Henry   15.    Patchcn,  '82 2:19 

Administrator,  by  Hambletonian-Mambrino  Chief,  '78.  2:29|- 

Adrian,  by  Reliance  Skenandoah,   '>^6 2:2()|- 

Advance,  by  Onward-King  Rene,  '88 2:24^ 

/Eleta,  by  Cotton  Picker — dam  not  traced,  '88 2:20^ 


LIST    OF    2:30   HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP   TO    1889.        169 

^'Emulus,  by  Mambrino  Pilot-Shoreliam  Black  Hawk,  'TO  2:25 

A.  G.,  by  Black    Bonner-Tippoo   (Hunting's), 'ST 2:2T^ 

A.  H.  C,  pedigree  not  traced,  'SS 2:26^ 

Aileen  Almont,  by  Almont,    Jr.-Rattler,  'ST .-.    2:25^ 

Aimee,  by  Bayard — dam  not   traced,  '86  .... 2:30 

Ajax,  by  Hambletonian,  T25-Hambletonian,   'T2 2:20 

Aladdin,  by  Jay  Gould-Price's  St.  Lawrence,   '85  . 2:26|- 

Alameda  Maid,  Hambletonian,  T25-Biggart's  Rattler,  'TT  2:2Ti- 

Alban,  by  General  Benton-Hambletonian,   'ST 2:24 

Albemarle,  by  Tom  Hunter-Wadsworth's  Blucher,  'TS..   2:19 

Albert,  pedigree  not  traced,  'T5 2:24f 

Albert  France,  by  George  Wilkes-Hambletonian,  '85 2:20^ 

Albert  W.,  by  Electioneer-John    Nelson,   'SG 2:20 

Albion,  by  General  Benton-Messenger  Duroc,  '88 ..   2:29 

Alcagetta,  by  Alcantara-Logue    Horse,  '8S\ 2:25 

Alcaide,  by  A Iroy-Joe  Hooker,  'S6 2:2S| 

Alcandre,  by  Alcyone-American  Clay,  '88 2:26|- 

Alcantara,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino   Patchen,  '80.      2:23 

Alcavala,  by  Alcantara-Blue   Bull, '8T 2:29 

Alcazar,  by  Sulton-Bald  Chief,    '88 2:20^ 

Alci-yon,  by  Alcyone-Privateer,  'ST 2:23^ 

Alcyona,  by  Alcyone-Coaster,  'ST . .   2:20 

Alcyone,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino  Patchen,  '83. 2:2T 

Aldine,  by  Almont-Johnston's  Toronto,  'S2 2:19-|- 

Alert,  by  Ensign-Eclipse  ( Martin's),  'SB 2:24 

Alexander,  by  Abdallah,  KU-Bellfounder,  'TS 2:2Sf 

Alexaader,  by  Ben   Patchen-Canada  Jack,   '81 2:10 

Alexander,  by  Happy  Medium-Bully  King,  'S3 ....    2:26^ 

Alexander,  by   Robihson-Copperbottom,    '86 2:25 

Alexander  Button,  by  Alexander-Napa  Rattler,  '81 2:26^ 

^•Vlexander  S.,  by  Silliman  Morgan — not  traced,  'TS 2:28|- 

Alfred,  by  Cloud  Mambrino — not  traced,  '86 2:26 

Alfred  S.,  by  Elmo— not  traced,  '88 2:21 

Alfrelta,  by  Mambrino  Gift-Night  Hawk,  '84 2:26|- 

Algath.  by  Cuyler-Harold,   '83 2:23 

Algoma,  by  Alpine  C.  J.  Wells,  '88 2:29|- 


I/O        LIST   OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 
Alice,  by  Abraham- Ethan   Allen,  '79 


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Alice,  by  Mario,  Jr.-St.  Lawrence,  '77 '2 

Alice  Addison,  by  Almont-Norman, 'SO   ... ..  2: 

Alice  M.,  by  Kilpatrick-Madison's  Red  Jacket,  '85 2 

Alice  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Fiddler,  'SI 2 

Alice  Peyton,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Lang,  '87 2 

Alice  Stoner,  by  Strathmore-Berkeley's  E.  Forest,  '82..  2 

Alice  Tyler,  by  Hero  of  Thorndale-Edwin  Forrest,  'SL_  2 

Alice  West,by  Almont-McDonald's  Mambrino  Chief,  '70.  2 

Aline,  by  Almont    Boy — not   traced,  '88 . 2 

Allan  Roy,  by  Patchen  Vernon — not   traced,  'S6 2 

Alleghany  Boy,  by  Hambletonian,  572 — not  traced,  '83  2 

Allegro,  by  Swigert-Abdallah,  104,  '84 2 

Allen — not  traced,  '76 . 2 

Allen  H.,  by  Ned  Patchen — not  traced,  '87 2 

Allen  W.  T.,  by  Pearsall— not  traced,  '77 . : .  2 

Alley,  by  Volunteer-New  York  Black   Hawk,  '79..    ...  2 

Alley  K.,  by  Deucalion-Tom  Moore,  '88 2 

Alley  W.,  by  Western  Fearnaught-Caledonia  Chief,  '88.  2 

Allie  West,  by  Almont-Mambrino  Chief,  '75 2: 

Alio,  by  Altoona — not  traced,  '88 2: 

Alma,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '88 2 

Almo,  by    Hamdallah-Alexander,  '87. 2 

Almonarch,  by  Almont-Asteroid,  '83 2 

Almonettc,  by  Altamont-Hambletonian  (Post's),  '87 2 

Almont,  by  Alburn-Blood   Hawk,  '88 : ...  2 

Almont  Jr.,  by  Almont-Edwin  Forrest,  '75    .. 2 

Almont  Jr.,  by  Almont-Black  Hawk   (Blood's),  '81 2 

Almont  Eagle,  by  Almont-Mambrino   Ckaef,  '84. 2 

Almont  General,  by  Almont  Jr.-Niagara  Champion,  '85.  2 

Almont  Gift,  by  Almont  Chief-Mohawk,  '85 2 

Almont  M.,  by  Almont  Jr. -Vermont    Boy,  '83.. 2 

Almont  Star,  by  Almont-American  Star,  '87 2 

Alonzo  ilayward,  by  Billy  Hayward — not  traced,  '79..  2 

Alpha,  by  Alcantara-Mambrino  Chief,  '88.. 2 

Alpha,  by  Whalebone    Kno.x-Sanborn    Horse,  '86.. 2 


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Alpheus,  by  Mambrino  Wilkes-Maj.  Mono,  '88 •..  2 

Al  R.,  by  Frank  Nichols — not  traced,  '85 .  2 

Alroy,  by  Peacemaker-Arabian  Chief,  '87 2 

Alta,  by  Ahnont-Bourbon   Chief,  '83.- 2 

Altamont,  by  Ahnont-Brown  Chief,  '85 2 

Altamura,  by    Marold-Ahnont,  'SG 2 

Altar,  by  AJDdalbrino-Daniel   Lambert,  '88 ....  2 

Altitude,  by  Almont-Sir  Archie,  '86 . . . 2 

Alton  Boy,  by  Honest   Allen — not  traced,  'T-t... 2 

Alvira,  by  Stillson-Harry  Clay,  '8G 2 

Ambassador,  by  George  Wilkes,  '8G 2 

Amber,  by  Clear  Grit-Royal    Revenge,  '8(.' 2 

Ambler,  by  Hambletonian,  572 — not   traced,  '78 2 

Amboy,  by  Bashaw-Spread  Eagle,  '78.. 2 

Amelia  C,  by  Dexter  Bradford-Volunteer,  '85 2 

American  Girl,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay  Jr. — not  traced,  '74.  2 

Amy,  by  V^olunteer-Hambletonian,  '79 2 

Amy  B.,  by  Frank  Dunn-Black  Jack,  '76. . 2 

y\my  King,  by  Mambrino  King-Kentucky  Clay,  '87 2 

Amy  Lee,  by  Bay  Star-Hiatoga,  '88 „  2 

Ancient  Order  Boy,  by  Gen.  Morgan-Bellfounder,  '78..  2 

Anderson  Wilkes,  by  Onward-Strathmore,  '88 2 

Andy  Mershon,  by  Hambletonian,  539-Grey  Eagl^,  '77.  2 

Angelina,  by  Wilkes   Boy-Kentucky  Clay,  '88 2 

Angiin,  by  George  W^ilkes-Mambrino-Patchen,  '83 2 

Anna  C,  by  Hambletonian  Tranby — not   traced,  '87 2 

Anna  Knowlton,  by  Broken  Leg-Daniel  Lambert,  '88..  2 

Annette,  by  Sentinel-Kentucky  Clay,  '79    2 

Annie — pedigree  not   traced,  '87 . ... 2 

Annie  Collins,  by  Paul  Jones — not  traced,  '70 2 

Annie  G.,  by  Dictator-Hambletonian,  2,  '78 2 

Annie  Laurie,  by  Echo-Ten    Broeck,  '80 2 

Annie  Laurie,  by  Daniel   Lambert-Young  Moscow,  '87.  2 

Annie  Lou,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Black   Hawk,  '80 2 

Annie  Page,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Stonewall  Jackson,  '80.  2 

Annie  S.,  by  Almont-American   Star,  37,  '82 2 


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Annie  W.,  by  Almont    Jr.-Bassinger,  '81 2:20 

Annie  Wilkes,  by  Wilkie  Collins-King  George,  '88 - .  2 

Anodyne,  by  Ross  Colt-Hogarth,  '77 2 

Ansel,  by  Electioneer-Lexington,  '87 2 

Ansonia,  by  Jay  Gould — not  traced,  "88 ..  2 

Anteeo,  by  Elcctionecr-A.  W.    Richmond,  '85 2 

Antevolo,  by  Electioneer-A.  W.  Richmond,  '85 ....  2 

Antonio,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Harry  Clay,  '86 2 

Apex,  by  Prompter-Flaxtail,  '80 2 

Aquarius,  by  Pancoast-Cuyler,  '85 - .  2 

A.  R.,  by  Golddust  Jackson,  '88 2 

Ara,  by  Masterlode-Magna  Charta, '80 2 

Arab,  by  Arthurton — not  traced,  '88. ..  2 

Arbiter,  by  Administrator-Mambrino  Patchen,  '87 2 

Arbogast,  by  Jack  Sheppard — not  traced,  '88 2 

Arburtus,  by   Electioneer-Messenger  Duroc,  '88 2 

Archie,  by  Garibaldi — not  traced,  '85 2 

Argent,  by  Sterling-Tom  Hal,  '88 2 

Argentine,  by  Sweepstakes-Black   Hawk,  '88 2 

Argonaut,  by  Fearnaught — not  traced,  '80.. 2 

Argonaut,  by  Hambletonian,  572 — not  traced,   '81 2 

Aristomont,  by  Aristos-Almont,  '88 2 

Aristos,  by, Daniel   Lambert-Stonewall   Jackson,  70 2 

Arthur,  by  Columbus-Bellfounder,  '81 2 

Arthur,  by  Dorsey  Golddust-George  Leighton,  '81 2 

Arthur,  by  Ethan  Allen-Grey  Eagle,   '81 2 

Arthur,  by  Lexington — not  traced,  '75 .  2 

Arthur,  by  Wichita  Clark  Chief,  '80 2 

Arthur  T.,  by  Col.    Ellsworth-Hector,  '80 2 

Arthur  Wilkes,  by  Mambrino  Wilkes-Honest  Allen, 'SS  2 

Artillery,  by  Hambletonian  American  Star,  '84 2 

Artist,  by  McCracken's  (iolddust-Dave   Hill,    Jr., '87...  2 

Ashland  Kate,  Ashland  Chief-Captain   Walker,  '70.,.  ..  2 

Ashland  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkcs-Administrator,  '88 2 

Ashley,  by  Plumas-George,  '81 2 

Astoria,  b\'  ILuv.blctonian-American   Star,  '83. 2 


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Astral,  by  August  Belmont-Mambrino  Patchcn,  '87 2:13 

Atlantic,  by  Almont-Kentucky  Clay,  '87 2:21 

Aubine,  by  Young  Rolfe-General  Knox,  "88 2:20 

Augusta  Schuyler,  by  Aberdeen-Henry  B.  Patchen,    '87  2:26 

August  Haverstick,  by  Strathmore  Clark   Chief,  \S7. 2:29| 

Auiinda,  by  Ethan  Allen,  47a-Red  Bird,  '81 2:25 

Aurora,  b}-  John  Nelson — not  traced,   '72 2:27 

Autograph,  by  Alcantara-Kentucky  Clay,   '88    ... 2:30 

Avonmore,  by  Strathmore-Almont,  '88 .    2:21>|^ 

Axtel,  by  William  L.-Mambrino  Boy,  '88... ._    2:23 

Azmoor,  by  Electioneer-Hercules,    '88 ..    2:24| 

Baby  Boy,  by  Winthrop  Morrill— not  traced,  '73 2:30 

Baby  Lambert,  by  Daniel  Lambert  —  not   traced,  '88 2:27^ 

Baby  Mine,  by  Stonewall  Jackson-John   Edwards,  '83..    2:27^ 

Baby  Mine,  by  Nephew,  '87 2:27 

Baby  Mine,  by  Stillson— not  traced,  '88 2.2l>} 

Backman  Maid,  by  Chas.  Backman-Godfrey  Patchen,  'S3.    2:25^ 

Badger  Boy,  by  Leon-Vermont   Hero,  '81 2:29 

Badger  Girl,  by  Black  P^lying  Cloud  —not  traced,  '7(; 2:22  l 

Baldy  T.,  Squire  Talmage-Tom  Crowder,  '88 2:29|- 

Balkan,  by  Mambrino  Wilkes-Jack  Hawkins,  '88. 2:29| 

Banker,  The,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Joe  Downing,  '83.    2:2*.*i- 

Banner  Boy,  by  Standard   Bearer-Norman,  '88 . ..    2:25 

Banquo,  pedigree  not  traced, '87 .. 2:21 

Barbara  Patchen,  by  Idol-George  M.  Patchen,  '82. 2:24 L 

Barbero.  by  Len   Rose-Lexington, '88 ' 2:294- 

Barkis,  by  Whirlwind  Green  Mountain  B.  H.,  '81 2:2o| 

Barney,  by  Mike-a  Morgan  horse,  '78 . 2:25|^ 

Barney  B  ,  by  Budd  Doble— not  traced,  'S3 2:27| 

Barney  H.,  pedigree  unknown,  '77 2:30 

Barney  Kelly,  by  Ethan  Allen,  Holland's — not  traced,  '87  2:25 

Barney  Lee,  by  Dave  Hill — not  traced,  '88 2:25 

Baron  Luff,  by  Happy  Medium-Sherman  B'lk  Il'k,  '77.   2:27 
Baron  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino  Patchen, '88  2:18 

Bashaw,  by  Bashaw— not  traced,  '86 2:28i 

Bashaw  Jr.,  by  Bashaw-Young  Gr'n  Mount'n  Morgan,  '68  2:24| 


174        I'l^T    OF    2:30    IIORSKS    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 


Bashaw  Bill,  by   Herald  C. -Bashaw,  '88 . . 

Bashaw  Maid,  by  Plow  Boy — not  traced,  '70 

Basil   Duke,  by  Gerrard  Chief-Copperbottom.  "75    ..... 

Bateman,  by  Black  Harry  Clay-Hambletonian,  '81 

Bay,  by  Gideon-Gen.  Knox,  '70 

Baybrino,  by  Swigert — not  traced,  84 

Bay  Charley,  pedigree  and  history  unknown,  '77 

Bay  Chieftain,  by  John   F.  Payne-Abdallah,  15,  '80 

Bay  Dick,  by  Hiatoga-son  Duff  Green,  '78 

Bay  Fanny,  by  Nigger  Baby — not  traced,  '7*.' .. 

Bay  Frank,  by  Tornado^ — not  traced,  'S'^> . 

Bay  Henry,  by  Mambrino  Chief — not  traced,  '70 

Bay  Jack,  by  Victor — not  traced,  '75 

Bay  Mate,  by  Pacing  Abdallah-Parson's  Abdallah,  '80. 
Bayonne  Prince,  by  Kentucky  Prince-State  of  Maine,  '84. 

Bay  Rose,  by  Sultan-Thc  Moor,  '88 

Bay  T(Mn,  by  Honest  John-Grey  Jack,  '80 

Bay  Whalebone,  by  Whirlwind — not  traced,  '71 

Bay  wood,  by  Nut  wood-Cuyler,  '88 ,. 

B.  B.  [Billy  Barlow],  by  Bellfounder,  02-Verinont,    '80. 

Beaconsfield,  b}^  Dean   Sage-Happy  Medium,  '80 

Beauregard,  by  Mohican-Clay   mare,  '85 . . 

Beautiful  Bells,  by  The  Moor-Bald  Chief,  '78 

Beauty  Bright,  by  John  l^right-Young   Pacelot, '88 

Bedford,  by  Strathmore-Mambrino-Patchen,  "84  . 

Beechcr  II.  W.,  by' Phil   Sheridan — not  traced,  '82 

Bclford,  by  Woodford    Pilot-Belmont,  '80 

I^ella,  by  Hambletonian-Jupiter,  "75 

licll  Hoy,  by  Electioneer-The   Moor,  '88 . . 

Belle,  by  Ericsson — not  traced,  '74..    

Belle  Brasfield,  by  Cripple-Mambrino  Chorister,  '79 

Hclle  Dean,  by  Gen.    Lyon-John  Lohcr.  '75.. 

Ikdle  hxho,  by  Kcho-Williamson's  Belmont,  '84 

lielle  ¥.,  by  Mastcrlode-Magna  Charta,  '80. 

Belle  of  Pltchl)urg,  by  Paragon — not  traced,  'SO. 

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Belle  H.,  by  Belmont — not  traced,  '79 2 

Belle  Hamlin,  by  Almont,  Jr.-lrlamlin-Patchen,  '87 .    2 

Belle  Isle,  by  Cuyler-Mambrino  Patchen,   '87 2 

Belle  J.,  by  Dauntless — not  traced,  '87 2 

Belle  Lawrence,  by  Denmark  George  Bell,  '87 -   2 

Belle  of  Lexington,  by  Magna  Charta-Richard   III  ,  '81   2 

Belle  Oakley,  by  Garibaldi — not  traced,  '81 .._   2 

Belle  Ogle,  by  Mohawk,  J  r.-Tom  Tucker,  '87 2 

Belle  of  Portland,  Wetherell  Messenger — not  traced, '01  2 
Belle  of  Saratoga,  by  Vermont  B.  H. — not  traced,  '58..  2 
Belle  S.,  by  Andy  Johnson-Champion    P'ox-hunter,  '85.    2 

Belle  S.,  by  Menelaus-Red   Cloud,  "88 2 

Belle  Shacket,  by  Abraham- Ethan  Allen,  8G0  ;  '83 2 

Belle  of  Shelby,  by  Belmont-Mount  Vernon  B.  H.,  '87.   2 

Belle  Smith,  by  Bearce  Horse-— not  traced,  '76 2 

Belle  Spencer,  by  Black   Ralph-Langford,  '85. 2 

Belle  Strickl'd.by  Merrow  Horse-Witherell  Messcn'gr,'70  2 
Belle  of  Toronto,  by  Toronto  Chief — not  traced,  '71.. .  2 
Belle  Wilson,  by  Blue  Bull-St.   Lawrence  2d,  'S2    ......   2 

Belle  "Wilson,  by  Mambrino  l^ruec — not   traced,  '8*)' 2 

Bellflower,  by  Bellfounder  62 — not  traced,  '79 2 

Ben  Ali,  by  George  M.  Patchen  Jr.,  '88 2 

Benefactor,  by   Egbert-Woodford   Mambrino,  '87 2 

Ben  F'lagler,  by  Niagara  Chief — not  traced,  '72 2 

Ben  F"ranklin,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Addison,  '79 2 

Ben  Hur,  by  Hambrino-Hero  of   Thorndale,  '88 2 

Ben  K.,  by  Swigert   Jr. — not   traced,  '88 .' 2 

Ben  Lomond  Jr.,  by  Ben  Lomond-Morgan  Sumpter, '85.  2 
Ben  McClellan — nothing  is  known  of  his  breeding,  "67.    2 

Ben  Morrill,  by  Winthrop    Morrill-Columbus,  '79 2 

Ben  Smith,  by  Columbus-Vermont    Hambletonian,  '78.    2 

l^en  Starr,  by  Tom  Hazzard-John   Richards  Jr.,  "87 2 

Ben  Wright,  by  Royal   P"earnaught-Masterlode,  '88 2 

Bergen,  by  Messenger   Duroc-Hambletonian,  IS,  '88 2 

Bermuda,  by  Banker-Mambrino  Patchen,   '83 2 

Bertha,  by  Blue  Bull-Wolf  Cockspur,   '88 2 


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Bertha,  by  Hambletonian  Downing-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  '85.  2 

Bertha  B.,  by  Camden  Denmark — not  traced,  '86 .._  2 

Bertha  C,  pedigree  not  traced,   '88 2 

Bertha  Clay,  by  Henry  Clay,  Jr.-Edwin  Forrest,  '84: 2 

Bertha  S.,  by  ]3onnie  Bay-Hambletonian  Prince, '84 2 

Bertie,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Crowder,  '74 2 

Bertrace,  by  Rysdyk-Bully  King, '79 2 

Bert  Sheldon,  by  Warwick  Boy  Priestman,    '84 2 

Bessie,  by  Blue  Bull — not  traced,  '86    . . .  . 2 

Bessie,  by  Marmaduke — not  traced,  'SQ 2 

Bessie,  by  Ben  Franklin, -Bay  Lambert,  '87 2 

Bessie  C,  by  Red  Wilkes-Stockbridge  Duke,  '87 -2 

Bessie  G.,  by  Almont  Boy-Stansifer's   Clay,  '85 2 

Bessie  M.,  by  Messenger  Chief — not  traced,  '85 2 

Bessie  P.,  by  Lumps- Ashland  Chief,  '88 2 

Bessie  Sheridan,  b)'  Phil.  Sheridan-Hyde's   Duroc,  'SQ..  2 

Bethlehem  Star,  Volunteer  Star-Dick  Hambletonian,  '88  2 

Betsey  Ann,  by  Hoagland  Horse-Marshal  Chief,  "85...  2 

Betsey  Brown,  by  Masterlode-VVinthrop   Merrill,  '86 2 

Betty  B.,  by  Enfield  Jr.-Crim's  B.  H.,  '88 2 

Betty  Jones,  by  Abdallah  Mambrino-John  Bright,  '88..  2 

Beulah,  by  William   Rysdyk-Enquirer, '87  . 2 

Beulah,  by  Gen.   Knox-Jay  Gould, '88 2 

Bickford,  by  Black  Chief-Morse  Horse,  '78 2 

Big  Fanny,  by  J.  E.  Rysdyk-Davis' B.  H.  Morgan, '86..  2 

Big  Fellow,  by  Edward  Everett — not  traced,  '83 2 

Big  Frank,  by  Sultan-Gibson  Marc,  '87 2 

Big  Ike,  by  Nick  Wall— not  traced,  '85 2 

Big  John,  by  Pilot   Duroc — not  traced,  '81 2 

Big  Lize,  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.-son  L.  L  1^.  H.,  '83..  2 

Big  Soap,  by  Honesty — not  traced,  's;; 2 

Bijou,  by  Abdallah   Messenger- P'armer's  (ilory, '86 2 

Bill  Ed.,  by  Gen.  Washington — not  traced,  '73 2 

Bill  Thunder,  by  Robin  Clay-Abdallah,  15,'  76 2 

Billy,  pedigree  not  traced, '60 2 

Billy,  by  Victor  Denmark-Clifton   Pilot,  '7<! 2 


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Billy  Barefoot,  by  King  Herod-Young  G.  M.  Morgan, '7S  2 

Billy  Barr,  by  Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  'TO 2 

Billy  Boy,  by  Mambrino  Temple-St.  Lawrence  Jr.,  '81.  2 

Billy  Burr,  by  Walkill  Chief— not   traced,  '80 2 

Billy  Button, by  Hambletonian  Prince-Paige's  Logan,  '85  2 

Billy  D.,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Mazeppa,  '80  . . .    2 

Billy  Dayton,  by  Archie  Mambrino-Black  Hawk,  2d,  '84.  2 

Billy  Dow — pedigree  not   traced,  '78 2 

Billy  P\,  by  Mike   Logan — not   traced,  ".87 2 

Billy  P'ord,  by  Blondin — not   traced,  '84 2 

Billy  Freer,  by  W'estern  I^Y^arnaught — not  traced,  '87.-  2 

Billy  G.,  by  Brilliant  Golddust — not   traced,  '87 2 

Billy  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  "88 2 

BilJy  Hoskins,  by  Edwin    P^o.rrest-Pilot  Jr.,  "70 2 

Billy  L,  by  Harry  Knox-Beale's  Horse,  'S6 2 

Billy  L. — pedigree  unknown,  '80 2 

Billy  Lamberson,  by  Cloud   Mambrino-Farmer,  '75 2 

Billy  Mack,  by  Burger— not  traced,  '88 :    2 

Billy  McGregor,  by  McGregor  Chief-Captain,  '88..    —  2 

Billy  O'Neil — pedigree  not  traced,  "77  — 2 

Billy  Platter — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2 

Billy  R.,  by  Clay  Pilot-American   Star,  '87 2 

l^illy  Ray,  by  Phimblctonian,  572 — not  traced,  '70 2 

Billy  Rysdyk,  by  William  Rysdyk  H.  B.  Patchen,  '87..  2 

Billy  S. — probably  a  ringer,  '88 2 

Billy  Tomkins,  by  Gen,  Geo.  H.  Thomas-Enfield,  '87. .  2 

Billy  White,  by  Maury  Chief— not  traced,  '88 2 

Billy  Wilkes,  by  Harry  Wilkes-Clark  Chief,  '87 2 

Birdie  C,  by  Garibaldi-Edward  Everett,  '80 2 

Bishop  Hero,  by  Bishop-Hero  of  Thorndale,  '88.. 2 

Bismarck,  by  Index  Belmont.  'So 2 

Black  Amble,  by  Joe  Irving-Gen.  Knox,  '87 2 

Black  Bess,  by  St.  Elmo — not  traced,  '85 2 

Blackbird,  by  Blackbird-Capt.  Lightfoot, '74 2 

Black  Cloud,  by  Ashland  Chief-Pilot  Walker,  '82 2 

Black  Cloud  Jr.,  by  Black  Cloud— not  traced,  '85 2 


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Black  Diamond,  by  Pegasus-Stockbridge  Chief,  '87 2:19| 

Black  Douglass,  by  Henry  Clay — not  traced,  '53 ..  2:?>0 

Black  Frank,  by  Frank — not  traced,  '73 . . 2:28^ 

Black  Frank,  by  Pony  Frank — not  traced,  '77 .  2:30 

Black  Frank,  by  Wild  Wagoner — not  traced,  78 ^--"^i 

Black  Jack,  by  Sweepstakes-Wilkins  Micawber, '88 2:22^ 

Black  Jim,  by  Reconstruction, '87 2:29f 

Black  Johnny,  pedigree  not  traced, '82 2:30 

Black  Jug,  by  Bonnie  Scotland-Black  Morgan,  '83 2:27^ 

Black  Mack,  pedigree  not  traced,  '71 . 2:26^ 

Black  Pilot,  by  Roscoe-Swigert's  Lexington,  "70   2:30 

Black  Prince,  by  Wilkins  Micawber-Hambletonian,  '84.  2:254- 

Blacksmith,  by  Champion  Knox-Pathfinder,  '85 2  30 

Blackstone,  by  Mambrino  Chief — not  traced,  '84 2:2i>^ 

Blackstone  Belle,  by  Whalebone — not   traced,  'Gi) ~-^^j 

Black  Swan,  by  Dave  Hill— not  traced,  '73 ...  2:28J^ 

Black  Tom — pedigree  unknown,  '86. 2:24f 

Blackwood  Jr.,  by  Blackwood-Blood's  Black  Hawk,  '76.  2:22^ 

Blackwood  Prince,  by  Blackwood-Volunteer,  '81  ...  . 2:23|^ 

Blaine,  by  Oregon  Pathfinder — not   traced,  '86.. 2:26| 

Blaine,  James  G.,  by   Messenger  Hunter-Call  Horse,  '75  2:28f 

Blake — pedigree  not   traced,  '85 _  2:28 

Blanchard,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Carter's  Columbus,  '83.  2:25|- 

Blanche,  by   Draco-Canada   Chief, '85 2:25^ 

Blanche,  by  Grey  McClellan-John  Nelson,  '84... 2:25^ 

Blanche,  by  Little   Lastern-C.   M.  Clay  Jr.,  '83 2:30' 

IManche,  by  Railsplitter — not  traced,  '75 2  23|- 

Blanche  Amory,  by  Clark  Chief-Pilot  Jr.,  '80 2:2G' 

Blanche  l^rown,  by  Don  Clay  Denmark,  'SS 2:30 

l^lanche  Clemons,  by    Ryland-Reuben,  'S4 ---^i 

Blanche  H.,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom    Hal,  '83 2:26^ 

Bliss,  by  Bayard-Sam  Hazard,  '82 2:214- 

Blonde,  by  Grey  Messenger-Abdallah,  '65 2:29i 

Blondine,  by  George  WilkesTventucky  Clay,  '79. 2:24| 

Blue  Bell,  by  Blue  Bull-Bennett's  Red  Oak,  '85 2:26^- 

Blue  Ikdl,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Lang,  '85 2:2(1] 


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Blue  Cloud,  by  Ashland  Chief-American   Clay,  '85 „   2:27 

Blue  Grass  Hambletonian,  by  V.  Bismarck-Hamlet,  '88.    2:20f 

Blue  Jay,  by  Ben  Lomond-Gibson's  Tom    Hal, '82 2:29|^ 

Blue  Mare,  by  Hambletonian,  r)T2-Potter's  Clay,  '77 2:23 

Bob  Acres,  by  Honest  Allen-Hambletonian,  '82 2:28^ 

Bob  Burdette,  by  Ensign-son  of   Henry  Clay,  '88 2:30 

Bob  Johnson,  by  Hero  of  Thorndale — not  traced,  '85.  _   2:28^ 

Bob's  Jug,  by  George  Wilkes-Honest  Allen,  '86 2:22| 

Bob  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Honest  Abe  '87 2:24| 

Bodine,  by   Volunteer,  55-Harry  Clay,  '75 2:19^ 

Bolly  Lewis,  by  American  Star — not  traced,  '60 2:29|- 

Bonanza,  by  Arthurton-John  Nelson,  "88 2:29-^ 

Bon  Bon,  by  Simmons-George  Wilkes,  '88... 2:26 

Bonesetter,  by  Brooks-Stump  the  Dealer,  '79. 2:19 

Bonita,  by  Electioneer-St.  Clair,  '86 2:18i 

Bonner,  by  Star  of  Catskill-Shenandoah,  '75 2:23 

Bonner  Boy,  by  Vermont — not  traced,  '79 2:23 

Bonnie,  by  Gen.  Benton-Hambletonian,  '83 2:25 

Bonnie  L.,  by  Charley  B. -Cayuga  Star,  '85 .    2:27^ 

Bonnie  McGregor,  by  R.  McGregor-Reconstruction,  '86.   2:16 

Bonny  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Bob  Johnson,    '83 2:29|- 

13osque  Bonita,  by  Thomas  K. — not  traced,  '88 2:26^ 

Boss,  by  Gladiator-Consternation,  '87 2:29^ 

Boss  H.,  by  ^Emulus-American  Star,  '85... 2:25^ 

Boston,  by  Da-niel  Lambert-Patrick  Henry,  '79 2:27|- 

Boston  Davis,  by  Atlantic  Chief-Black  Flying  Cloud,  '85  2:26|- 

Boston  Girl,  by  Gideon-Gen.  Sherman,  '85 2:25|- 

Bracelet,  by  Auditor-Dick  Hambletonian,  '87 2:26f 

Bradley,  J.  J., — pedigree  not  traced, '71 2:25|- 

Brandy  Boy,  by  Admiral  Patchen  Jr.-Delavvare  Mingo,'82  2:20|^ 

Brantford,  by  Little  Billy— not  traced,  '88.. 2:30 

Breeze,  by  Hambletonian-Bellaire,  '76 2:2-l 

Breeze  Medium,  by  Happy   Medium  Frank,   '85 2:22|^ 

Brewster,  by  Hotspur  Chief-Toronto  Chief,  '87 2:26 

Brian  Boru,  by  Iowa  Star-Bonner,  '87 2:30 

Brigadier,  by  Happy  Medium-Frank  Pierce,  Jr.,  '83 2:21^ 


l8o       LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES   IN    HARNESS   UP    To    1 889. 


Brighton,  by  Jack  Stewart-George  M.  Patchen,  '80 2 

Brignoli,  by  Mambrino  Chief-Woodford,  "67.  . . . .-  2 

Brillia.nt,  by  Swigert-Volunteer,  '88 _ 2 

Bristol  P)i]l — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2 

Bristol  Girl,  by  Jim   Ervin-Capt.  Walker,  '80 2 

Bronze,  by  Moagan   Messenger,  Jr. -Morgan  horse,  '83..  2 

Brookside  Flora,  by  Hamlet — not  traced,  '80 2 

Brother  Dan,  by  Joe  Bassett-Ned  Forrest, (Sweeting** s)'88  2 

Brother  Johnathan,  l)y  Potter  Horse,  (Beattie's  Norman)  2 

Brown,  by  Combat  Dictator,  '88 2 

Brown  Billy,  by  Corbeau — not  traced,  '85 . . 2 

Brown  Dick, — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 ...  2 

]>rown  Dick,  by  Anthony  Wayne-Vermont  Hero,  '82 2 

Brown  Dick,  by  son  of  American   Star — not  traced,  '59.  2 

Brown  Joe,  by  Buck — not  traced,  '87 2 

P>rown  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes  H.  B.  Patchen,  '86...  2 

]]runo,  by  Hambletonian,   10  Bellaire, 'G7 2 

Brushy  John,  by  Rappahannock  Owen  Dale, '77    2 

Bucephalus,  by  Niagara  Chief-Champion,  '87 2 

Buckskin   Dick,  by  Byerly  Abdallah-Royal  George,  '88..  2 

BufTalo  Bill,  by  Limber  Bill,  '83    .  ^ 2 

Bullion,  by  Blue   Bull  Archie  Lightfoot, '80 2 

Bull  Run,  by  Pilot,  Jr.-Scott  Mare,  '00 (w)  2 

Bully  Brooks,  by  Dirigo  Whitney   Horse, '70 2  28 

Bulwer,  by  Blue  Bull-Sorrel  Tom.  '88 ..„ 2  24| 

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Ikirns,  by  Kirkwood-Mambrino  Eclipse,  '83 ...  2 

Ikisby,  by  George  Wilkes-Daniel   Lambert,  '84 2 

lUishwhacker,  by  Joe  Hooker-Jupiter,  '78 2 

Ikisiness,  by  Gossip  Jones — not  traced,  '79 ...  2 

]^)Uttcrny,  by  Young  Jim-George  W'ilkes, '84 2 

Ikitterscotch.  by  Panic  Davy  Crocket  (Cummins'),  '87..  2 

Jkizz,  by  Toronto  Chief-Stubtail,  '7;') .  2 

Buzz  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Nonpariel,  '82 2 

J^yron,  by  Royal   (icorge-O'Brien   Marc   '71 2 

I^yron  Sherman,  by  Saturn-Pasacas,  '88 2 


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Cad,  by  Bayonne   I'rince-Burger,   '87 2 

Cadmus  Ilambletonian, Squire  Talmage-Clay  Cadinu.s'S4  2 

Caesar,  by  Cassar — not  traced,  '88 2 

Cairo,  by  Chieftain — not   traced  '82 2 

Calamus,  by  Swigert-Bellfounder,   '80 2 

Caledonia  Chief,  by  Royal  George-Coates'  Eclipse,  '75.  2 

California  Damsel,  by  A.  Jackson,  Jr.— not  traced,  'G3.  2 

Calinda,  by  Harold-American  Clay,  '88 _  2 

Callahan  Maid,  by  Revenge-Black  Donald,   '78 ....  2 

Calmar,  by  Bourbon  Chief-March's  Boliver,  '81 2 

Camille,  by  Happy  Medium-Volunteer,  '87 2 

Camors,  by  Gen.  Knox — not   traced,   '74 .  2 

Camors,  by  Dirigo — not   traced;   '82 2 

Capadura,  by  Pearsall-Hambletonian,  '86 2 

Capitola,  pedigree  not  traced,   '74 . ... 2 

Capitola,  by  Ensign-Star  of  the  West,  '80 •. 2 

Capitola,  by  Gilbreth  Knox-Young  Bundy,  '81 2 

Capoul,  by  Sentinel-American   Clay,  '79 _.  2 

Captain,  by  Billy  Denton-De  Kay's   Bellfounder,  '74 2 

Captain,  by  Tom    Patchen-Brandywine  (Keene's),  '88. .  2 

Captain,  by  Kansas  Rattler-Robert   Bonner,  '88 2 

Capt.  Ben,  by  King  Philip — not    traced,  '84 2 

Capt.  Douds,  by  Bishop — not  traced,  '84 . 2 

Capt.  Emmons,  by  Continental-Tiger  Morgan,  '84 2 

Capt.  Gill — pedigree  not  traced,  '()8 . 2 

Capt.  Herod,  by  Odd  Ringham — not  traced,  '88 2 

Capt.  Jack,  by  Fisher's  Patchen-Black   Douglass,   '77 2 

Capt.  Jenks — pedigree  not  traced,  "74 2 

Capt.  Lewis,  by  Spink-Phenomenon,  '82 2 

Capt.  Seth,  by  Tramp-Muscatine,  '88 . 2 

Capt.  Smith,  by  P'enian  Chief — not  traced,  '70 2 

Capt.  Smith,  by  Locomotive-Henry  Clay,  '80 2 

Carbolic,  by  Logan,  Jr. -Bashaw,  Jr.,  '80 . .  2 

Cardinal,  by  Cardinal — not  traced,  '07 2 

Careless  Boy,  by  Brandywine — not  traced,  '79 2 

Carl,  by  Hidalgo-Edinborough,  '88 2 


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Carlisle — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:28^^ 

Carrie.     See  Lady  Franklin. 

Carrie,  by  George  Wilkes-Bashaw,  '86 2:29| 

Carrie,  by  Volunteer,  55  American  Star,  '76 2:2'4i 

Carrie  B.,  by  Elial  G.,-Hinsdale  Horse,  '87 '2:2H 

Carrie  Belle,  by  Com.   Belmont-Conscript,  '88 .  2:23-| 

Carrie  C,  by  Electioneer-Henry  Clay,  "85 2:24 

Carrie  F.,  by  Edwin  Davis,  '85 2:27| 

Carrie  H.,  by  Western  Fearnaught-Col.  Movers,  '87...  2:291: 

Carrie  K.,  by  Grey  Eagle — not  {raced,  '78 2:30 

Carrie  Medium,  by  Happ)-^  Medium,  Jr. — not  traced,  '82  2:27^ 

Carrie  N.,  by  Young  Woful-Hector,  '76 2:27 

Carrie  T.,  by  Dom  Pedro — not   traced,  '87 2:26] 

Carver,  by  Volunteer-Woburn,  '86 ..  2:27^ 

CascariUa,  by  Shelby  Chief-BrignoH,   '84. 2:25,l 

Cassius  Prince,  by  C.  M.  Clay,   Jr.-Walker    Horse,  '77..  2:20 

Castianira,  by  Berbrino-Abdallah,    15,   '86 2  29| 

Castle  Boy,  by  Champion — not  traced,  '74 2:21 

Castleton,  by  Chesbrough — not  traced,  '79 2:21 

Catchfly,  by  Administrator-Almont,  '84... 2:18^ 

Catherine,  by   McDonald  Chief-John  Ennis,   '84 2:28|- 

Catskill  Girl,  by  Kossuth-Nonperiel,  '74 2:28^ 

Cattaragus  Chief,  by  Rough  and    Ready — not  t'c'd,  '79  2  29 

C.  C.  K.,  by  Almont  P^clipse-Gen.    Lyons,  '88 2 

C.  E.  A.,  pedigree  not  traced.  '87 2 

Centella,  by  Sam   Kirkwood-Sacklowie,   '86 2 

Centerville,  by  Henry  Clay-Mambrino,  '53 (w)  2 

Centre,  by  Sultan-Peck's   Idol,   '83 2 

Centurion,  by  Black  Pilot — not  traced,  '88 2 

Champagne,  by  Edwin    P^orrest-Norman,   '67 2 

Cham])ion,  by  Champion — not   traced,   '88.... 2 

Champion,  Jr.,  by  Mambrino   Champion-hAireka,  '77 2 

Champion  Girl,  by  Champion — not   traced,  '87 2 

Champion  Morrill,  by  Vt.  Ranger- Vt.  Champion,  2,  '77.  2 

Champion  Wilkes,  by  Barney  Wilkes-Blue  Bull,  'S7 2 

Chance,  by  Blue  Bull-Pete  Guffin,  '79 2 


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Chance,  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Western  Chief,  Jr.,  '88..   2:23^ 

Chandos,  by  Strathmore-Almont,  '84 2;28| 

Chanter,  by  Cuyler-Bellfounder  (Rysdyk's)  '87 2:20f 

Charles  A.,  by  Leighton  Horse,  '88   2:27^ 

Charles  H.,  by  Old  Charley— not  traced,  '88 2:20^ 

Charles  Henson — pedigree  not  traced,   '79 2:25 

Charles  Hilton,  by  Louis  Napoleon-Ned,  'SQ 2:17|- 

Charles  E.  Loew,  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen-Dutchman,  '71-.    2:25|- 
Charles  R.,  by  Gilbreth  Knox-Witherell    Messenger,  '70  2:27 

Charles  W.,  by  Honest  Dan-Bellfounder,  02,  '85 2:29^ 

Charles  W.  Wooley,  by  Crazy  Nick-Morgan  Mess'g  r,  '78  2:22^ 

Charley  B.,  by  Champion-Magnum  Bonum,  '79 2:25 

Charley  B.,  by  Chickamauga — not  traced,  '77 2:o0 

Charley  Boy,  by  I.  J.-Vermonter,  '87 2:25f 

Charley  C.,  by  Sam  Purdy-O'Malley  (Davis'),  '88 2:251- 

Charley  C.,  by  Ethan  Allen,  47^— not  traced, '80 2:28| 

Charley  Champlin,  by  Mess.   Duroc-American   Star,  '81.  2:21|- 

Charley  D. — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:29^ 

Charley  Douglass,  by  Tom — not  traced,  'SO 2:30 

Charley  Ford,  by  Grey  Eagle — unknown,  '80 2:10|- 

Charley  Gibson,  by  Brown  Douglass-Blue   Dick, '88 2:24| 

Charley  Green,  by  Careless — not  traced,  '72 2:20| 

Charley  Hogan,  by  Virgo  Ilambletonian-Wacker,  '87 2:18|- 

Charley  Hood,  by  Pearsall — not  traced,  '82 2:29^ 

Charley  M. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 . 2:24|- 

Charley  Mac,  by  Ethan  Allen,  472-Hambletonian,  2,  '77  2:25 

Charley  P.,  by  Gov,  Sprague-Rothschild,  '87 ..    2:25|^ 

Charley  S.,  by  Snowstorm,  '88 2:27f 

Charley  T. — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 , 2:29^ 

Charley  Thorne,  by  John   Green-Young  Ostego,  "87 2:25^ 

Charley  Tipton — pedigree  not  traced, '87 2:27f 

Charley  Van,  by  Strang's  Joker-American   Star,  '88 2:29^ 

Charley  West,  by  Allie  West-Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  '87..   2:27 

Charley  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes-Clifton   Pilot.  '87 2:254- 

Chauncy  M.  Bedle,  by  Champion — not  traced,  '79 2:30 

Chauncy  H.,  by  Robert   Bonner — not  traced, '80 2:27|^ 


l84        LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    To    1889. 

Chazey  Maid,  by  Chazey  Patchen — not  traced,  '87 2:28 

Cheltenham,  by  Oxmore-IIarry  Clay,  '8S .   2:28 

Chester,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '80 2:27 

Chester,  by  Patrick  Henry — not  traced,  '80 2:28;^ 

Chester  P^,  by  Mercury-Magnolia,   \S1 2:30 

Chestnut  Boy,  by  Berger- Addison,  '85 2:28| 

Chestnut  Hill,  by  Strathmore-Bully  King,  '79 2-22| 

Chicago,  by  Ole  Bull— not  traced,  '68 2:24| 

Chicago  Jack,  by  Sherman  Black  Hawk — not  traced,  '56  2:30 

Chichester,  by  Harold-Woodford  Mambrino,  '87 2:25^ 

Chieftain,  by  William  Miner — not  traced,  "SO 2:25^ 

Chinaman — pediii;ree  not  traced,  '86 .    2:29^ 

Christine,  by  Hambrino-Mambrino  Foster,  '8S 2:25J 

Chrystine,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Fox  hunter,  '84- 2:29^^ 

Chub,  by  Knox  Boy-Lewiston  Boy,  'SG 2:27 

Cicero,  by  Swigert-Bayard,  '88 . . 2:30 

Circulator,  by  Forest  Golddust-Comet-Morgan,  '86 2:294 

Civilization,  by -Powell's  Flying  Cloud,  '86   2:25-4 

Clara,  by  Leland-Young  Woful,  '88.... 2:21' 

Clara,  by  Sager  Horse — not  traced,  '67    2:27 

Clara  Cleveland,  by  Amboy-Young  Glencoe, '82 2.'23 

Clara  G.,  not  identified,  '86 (w)  2:33 

Clara  G.,  b}^  son  of  Miles   IIorse-Tsman   Horse,  '71    2:26 

Clara  J.,  by  Black   Diamond-Whalebone,  '77 ..   2:28 

Clara  M  ,  by  Jack  She[:)pard-Fearnaught,  '83 2:29^ 

Clara  Morris,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Ethan  Allen,  "87. 2:29] 

Clara  T.,  by  Red   WilkesHarold,    87 2:28j: 

Clara  Wilkes,  by  Onward-American  Clay,    '88 2:29| 

Clarence, — pedigree  not  traced, '71. 2:29 

Clarence  E,  by  Champion — not  traced,  '86 2:30 

Clarence  R. — pedigree  not  traced, '87 2:29|- 

Clark  S.,  by  Edward    Everett — not  traced,  '81 2:27| 

Class  Leader,  by  Warwick  Boy-Pilot,  Jr.,  '87 2:22| 

Clay,  by  Electioneer-IIenry  Clay, '84.. 2:25 

Clay,  by  St.   Clair-Ucnry  Clay,  '81 2:254- 

Clay,  C.  F.,  by  Caliban-Strathmore,  'SG.. 2:18 


LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.         185 

Clay  Davis,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,   Jr.,  '88 2:28| 

Claytonian,  by  Harry  Clay,  Jr.,  '84 2:27^ 

Clementine,  by  Addison,  Jr-'Young  Emmigrant,  'T5 2:21 

Clemme  G.,  by  Magic-Berkley's  Edwin  Forrest, '84 2:15^ 

Cleo,  by  Badger-Gen.Grant,  '80 2:241 

Cleon,  by  Heptagon-Norwood, '88 2:22 

Cleora,  by  Menelaus-Mambrino   Patchen,  '82 2:18f 

Clermont,  by  Almont-Melbourne,  Jr.,  '88. 2:29^ 

Cleveland,  by  Edwin  Forrest-Mambrunello,  '78 2:28^ 

Cleveland  S.,  by  Montgomery-Tippoo-Saib, '88. .    2:30 

Clifton  Bell,  by  Electioneer-Abdallah  Star, '87 ..-  2:241 

Clifton  Boy,  by  Joe— not  traced,  '78 2:23 

Clifton  Boy,  by  Major  Winfield-George  Wilkes,  '78 2:30 

Clifton  Boy,  by  Squire  Talmage-Draco,  'SO 2:29] 

Cling,  by  Rooney  Horse--not  traced,  '87 2:29^ 

Clingstone,  by  Rysdyk-Chosroes,  '82 2:14 

Clipper,  by  Lex — not  traced,  '80 2:234- 

Clonmore,  by  Connaught-Herm.es,'  88 2:29^ 

Clover,  by  Hindoo — not  traced, '81 2:251 

Coaster,  by  Caliban-Canada  Chief,  '70 2:20^ 

Cobden,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Ethan   Allen,  '83 ..   2:28f 

Code,  by  Dictator-Pilot  Jr.,  '85 2:22|-' 

Colbourne — pedigree   not   traced,  '74 2:30 

Colonel — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:27 

Col.  Barnes,  by  Champion — not  traced,  '75 2:28|- 

Col.  Bradshaw,  by  Messenger  Chief-Vermont,  '88 2:26f 

Col.  Dawes — pedigree  not  traced,  '78  2:24|- 

Col.  Hawkins,  by  Echo — not  traced,  '88 . 2:29^ 

Col.  Lewis,  by  Rifleman — not  traced, '78 2:18-f 

Col.  MoLilton,  by  Daniel  Lambert  Bigelow  Horse,  '74..   2:28|- 

Col.  Pike,  by  Young  Cassius — not  traced,  '73 2:29|^ 

Col.  Russell,  by  Louis   Napoleon — not   traced,  '70 2:25|- 

Col,  Wood,  by  Billy  Patterson-Champion,  808,  '88 2:211 

Colored  Girl,  by  Victor  Knight-Trophy, '88      2:25^ 

Columbia,  by  Dixon-Robert  Bonner, '87 2:30 

Columbia  Chief,  by  Mambrino  B.  H.-Kemble  Jackson,'  70  2:28|- 


l86       LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Columbus  Hambletonian,  by  Ajax-Columbus, '80 2:26 

Colvina  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Bellfounder,  G3,  '88.   2:25 

Combination,  by   Edgemont-Frankfort   Chief, '88 2:25f 

Comee,  by  Daniel   Lambert-Hiawatha,  "77 —  2:19^ 

Commander,  by  Blue  Bull-Miller's  Davy  Crocket,  '82. ._   2:26| 
Commodore,  by  Young  Post  Bo}'-Ed\vard    Everett,  '70.   2:23 

Com.  Nutt,  by  Grantham  Chief — not  traced,  '68 2:29 

,Com.  Perry,  by  Nonpariel — not  traced,  '73 2:27|- 

Com.  Vanderbilt,  by  Columbus-Clinton   Horse,  "66 2:25 

Commonwealth, by  Phil  Sheridan-Young  St. Lawrence, 'i6  2:22 

Como,  by  Elmo-Pat  Malloy, '86 2:26|- 

Company,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Messenger  Duroc,   '88.  _   2:19f 

Compeer,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Blackwood,  '87 2:2-l| 

Competine,  by  Corsair-Pip  McNair,  '87 . .  -   2:29^- 

Conde,  by  Abbotts'ord-Colonel,  '87 2:20 

Confederate  Maid,  by  Confederate  Chief,  '68 2:29|- 

Confidence,  by  Columbus-Barney  Henry,  '67 2:28 

Confidence,  by  Gillis  Horse — not  traced, '77    . 2:26 

Connaught,  by  Wedgewood-Harold,  '86... 2:24 

Connemara,  by  Volunteer,  1758-Don  Juan,  '87 2:30 

Consul,  by  Saturn-Sentinel,  '87 2:22|- 

Contractor,  by  Sultan-Overland,  '88 ... 2:241 

Convoy,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Abdallah,  15, "80 2:22| 

Cooley,  by  Daniel  Boone — not  traced,  '()(>  ...    2:26» 

Cooloo,  by  Young  St.  Lawrence-Post  Boy,  '79 2:30 

Copeland,  by  Cromwell — not  traced,   "86 2:30 

Coquette,  by  Jack  Hawkins,  Jr. — not   traced,   '77 -:28^ 

Cora,  by  Charles  Douglass — not  traced,   '81 2:29-^ 

Cora  Belle,  by  Joe  Gavin  Louis  Napoleon,  '84 .    2:29^ 

Cora  Belmont,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  '82 2:24^ 

Cora  C,  by  Coriander — not  traced,   '88 2:29;^ 

Cora  ¥.,  by  Brown  Harry-French  Tiger,  '78. 2:28 

Corbin  Bashaw,  by  Amboy-Banner  Chief,  '81 2:26| 

Coriander,  by  Iron  Duke-Harry  Clay,  '83 2:29f 

Corisandc,  by  Iowa  Chief — not   traced,  '78 — 2:24;| 

Cornelia,  H\-   Col.  Bonner   -not   traced,  '82 2-21] 


LIST    OF    2:30    HORSKS    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.         187 


Corona,  by  Hamblctonian  Prince-State's  Rights,  '88 2 

Cosher,  by  Capoul-Administrator,    '80 2 

Cottage  Girl,  by  Mambrino   Star-(Carrie,  2:29f),  '77 2 

Cottonwood  Chief,  by  Clark  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '87.    2 

Counsellor,  by  Onward-Pilot,  Jr.,  '87 ..   2 

Coupon,  by  Picken's  High  Jack-Nigger  Dick,  '8-1 2 

Cow  Boy,  by   Harper,  '80 2 

Cozette,  by  Black    Bashaw-Star  Gazer,  '76 2 

Crescendo,  by  Mambrino  Dudley-Wedgewood,  "88 2 

C.  P.  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2 

Cricket,  by  Selkirk-St.  Lawrence,  '88 2 

Crown  Imperial,  by  Imperial-Brignolia,  '88 2 

Crown  Point,  by  Speculation-Geo.  M.  Patchen,  31,  '82.    2 

Crovvm  Prince,  by   Messenger  (Logon's)-Warrior,"73 2 

Croxie,  by  Clark  Chief-Little   Priam,  '78      2 

Cruiser,  by  Coaster-John   Dillard,  '88 2 

Cuba,  by  George  Wilkes-Gen.  Knox,  '88 2 

Cubic,  by  Electioneer  Imp.  Australian,  '88 . 2 

Cuckoo,  by  Frank  Wolford-Corbeau,  ''SQ 2 

Cunard,  by  Von  Moltke-General  Knox,  '83 2 

Custer,  B.  B  ,  by  Almont,  Jr.-Ethan  Allen,  '88 2 

Cyclone,  by  Caliban-Hamlet,  '85 2 

Cyclone,  by  Godfrey  Patchen — not  traced,    '85 2 

Cyclops,  by  Marshal  Ney- Frank  Pierce,  Jr.,  '83 2 

Cypress,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Sentinel,   '88 2 

Cypress,  by  Cyclops-Worden's  Geo.  M.  Patchen,  Jr.,  '87  2 

Cyprus,  by  Strathmore-Belmont,  '88 . 2 

Dacia,  by  Woodford-Mambrino-Pilot,  Jr.,  '70 2 

Daciana,  by  Harold-Woodford-Mambrino,   '79 ....    2 

Dainty,  by  Dictator-Mambrino  Chief,   '85 . 2 

Daireen,  by  Harold-Pilot,  Jr.,  '88 _ 2 

Daisy,  by  Miltonian,  '88 2 

Daisy  Blackwood,  Blue  Bull — not  traced,  '85 . .    2: 

Daisy  Burns,  by  Skenandoah-Harden  Horse,  '67 2 

Daisy  D.,  by  Parmenus — not  traced,   '88 2 

Daisy  Dale,  by  Thorndale- Washington,  '80  .. 2 


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1 88       LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES   IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1 889. 

Daisy  Dean,  by  Damon — not  traced,  '85 2:291 

Daisy  Eyebright,  by  Kirkwood-Abdallah   Chief, '84 2 

Daisy  Gardner,  by  Hawkeye-Defiance,  '88... 2 

Daisy  Hamilton,  by   Blackstone — not   traced,  '79 2 

Daisy  Queen,  by  Sir  Walter  Scott-Jim  Scott,  '88 2 

Daisy  S.,  by  Tilton  Almont-Rattler,  '86 2 

Daisy  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Gov.  Clark,  '88 2 

Dakota  Maid — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 - . .  2 

Dame  Trot,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Harry   Clay,  '78 .  2 

Damon,  by  Palmer  Bougs-Grey  Eclipse,  '77 -  2 

Dan — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2 

Dan,  by  Bay  Billy — not  traced,  '87 2 

Dan,  by  Harold,  '87 2 

Dan  Bryant,  fby    Plow  Boy)-Rappahannock,  '77 2 

Dan  Donaldson — pedigree   not   traced,  '81   ..  2 

Dandy  Boy,  '87 2 

Dandy  Whitestockings,by  Rocket  Jr.-Toronto  Chief,'87.  2 

Dan  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2 

Dan  Howell,  by  Young  Hilghander-Brown's  Bellf'd'r,'7G  2 

Dan  Jenkins,  by  Joe   Brown-Jupiter  (Chalmer's),  '88--.  2 

Dan  Mace — pedigree  not  traced,  '00 2 

Dan  S.,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Black  Hawk,  '87 2 

Dan  Smith,  by  Reporter-Trustee,   '80 2 

Dan  Voorhees,  by  Gen.  McClellan— not   traced,  '70 2 

Daniel  Boone — pedigree  not   traced,  '75 2 

Daniel,  the  Prophet,  by  Red   PLagle-Napoleon,  '77..  ..-2 

Daniel  Webster,  by  American    Ethan-Toronto  Chief, '81  2 

Darby,  by  Delmonico — not  traced,  '79 2 

Darkness,  by  Mountain  l^oy — not  traced,  '88. 2 

D.  A.  T.,  by  Golddust,  Jr.,  '88... 2 

Dauntless,  by  Abdallah,  10 — not   traced,   '74 2 

Dave  Young,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  '82. 2 

David  C,  by  Dave  Hill-Young  Napoleon,   'SI ..    ..  2 

David  L,  by  Fuller  Wilkes-IIambletonian,    'S7.. 2 

David  R.,  by  Swigert-Blue    Bull,  '80 2 

David  Wallace,  by  Mambrino  Pilot — not  traced,  '78 2 


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LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1889.         1 89 

Dawn,  by  Nutwood-Hambletonian,  725,  '86 2:19|^ 

Day  Dream,  by  Cuyler-Hambletonian,  '83.. —    2:21f 

Dayton  Belle,  by  Blue  Bull-Mohawk,  Jr.,  '84 2:21»| 

Dcadwood — pediq-ree  not  traced,   'ST _  .- 2:30 

De  Barry,  by  Nil  Desperandum-Happy    Medium,  '85..  _   2:19|- 

Deceit,  by  Jean  Baptiste-St.   Lawrence,    '80 2:30 

Deceiver,  by  Ethan  Allen,  2d— not  traced,  '80 -^.  . .    2:29^ 

Deception — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:22|^ 

Deck  Wright,by  Hinsdale  Horse-Young  North  Briton,'81  2:19| 

Decorator,  by  Masterlode-Mingo  Chief, '87 2:23| 

Defender,  by  Geo.  Wilkes-Ward's  Flying  Cloud,  'S3...    2:26 

Defiance,  by  Chieftain — not  traced,  '75 2:24 

Delaware,  by  Morgan  Black  Hawk-Gen.  Taylor,  '77 2:28 

Delegate,  by  Dictator-Blackwood,  '87 2:27f 

Delhi — pedigree  not  traced, '76 2:29^ 

Del  Monte,  by  Firefly— not  traced,  '88 ...    2:21-|- 

Dcl  Sur,  by  The  Moor-Mambrino   Pilot,  '81 2:241- 

Denmark,  by  Country  Boy-Hawkeye,  '71 2:30 

Derby,  by  Rough  and  Ready-W^ilcox's  Dragon,  '72 2:25|- 

Desdemona,  by  Old  Joe-Louis  Napoleon,  '85 2:27 

Despatch,  by  Lewiston  Boy — not  traced,  '79 ..   2:24|- 

Despot,  by  Dictator-Bay  Munson,  '85    ....- .-    2:29 

Deucalion,  by  Hambleton-Marlborough,  "83 2:22 

Dexter,  by  Bellfounder,  62-Sumpter,  '82 . 2:27 

Dexter,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '67.. 2:r7|- 

Dexter,  by  Volunteer-American  Star,  '74 2:27 

Dexter  H.,  b}^  Banker  Messenger-King  Faro,  ^85  . 2:29~| 

Diamond,  by  Wild  Bashaw-Wapsie,  '80 2:28 

Diamond — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:30 

Diatonic,  by  Fairy  Gift-Logan,  '88 2:27^ 

Dickard,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Columbus,  '80 2.25| 

Dick  Brown — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 , . .    2:29^ 

Dick  Flaherty,  by  Fearnaught,  '88 2:30 

Dick  Garrett,  by  Tramp— not  traced,  '84 2:29^ 

Dick  Jamison,  by  Joe  Downing — not  traced,  '74 2:26 

Dick  Jay,  by  Gen.  McClelland,  Jr.— not    traced,  '85 2:29 


190        LIST    OF   2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Dick  Johnson,  by  Swigert,  r)5()-Bellfounder  (Phelp's),  'ST  2:29f 

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Dick  Moore,  by  Belmont,  (U-Monmouth  Eclipse,  '80 2 

Dick  Organ,  by  Shields'  Commodore-Tom   Hal, '85 2 

Dick  Stauffer,  by  Blue  Bull,  75— not    traced,  '80 :..    2 

Dick  Swiveller,  by  VValkiU  Chief-Henry   Clay,  Jr.,  '79..    2: 

Dick  Taylor,  by  Bob  Didlake — not   traced,  '77 2 

Dictator,  by  Abdallah-Blood   Royal,   '79 2 

Dictator,  by  Comet — not  traced,  '79 . 2 

Dictator  Chief,  by  Dictator-Plato,  '88 2 

Dinah,  by  Young  Flying  Cioud-Vt.    Hambletonian,  '74.    2 

Dio,  by  General  Sherman-Ethan   Allen,  '78 2 

Diplomacy,  by  Don  Cossack-Hero  of  Thorndale,  '88 2 

Direct,  by  Director-Echo,  '88 . 2 

Director,  by  Dictator-Mambrino  Chief,  '83 2 

Dirigo,  by  Drew  Horse — not  traced,    '0-4 .... ......    2 

Dirigo,  by  Foxhunter-St.  Clair,  '77 2 

Dixie,  by  Pilot  Jr.,  12— not  traced,  '68 2 

Dixie  Sprague,  by  Gov.   Sprague-Pilot,  Jr.,  '83 2 

Dixie  v.,  by  Dixie-Bashaw,  '88 2 

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Doble,  by  Ericsson-Scrugg's  Davy  Crocket,  '75 2:28 

Doc  McLaughlin,   by  Morgan  Messenger-Getaway,  '81.    2:30 

Dr.  Almont,  by  Almont  Boy-Trouble,  '87 2:21| 

Dr.  Frank,  by  George  Hall-Gen.  Taylor,  2d,  'S3 2:27|- 

Dr.  Lewis,  by  Marshal  Chief — not  traced,  '78    2:24 

Dr.  Norman,  by  Col.  Moore-McDonald's  Hiatoga, '82.  .    2:19f 

Dr.  Sheppard,  by  Blue  Bull,  75— not  traced,  '84 2:29]: 

Dolly,  by  Frank— not  traced,  '74 2:30 

Dolly  Davis,  by  Almont,  33-Morgan  Rattler,  '78 2:29 

Domestic,  by  Volunteer-Godfrey  Patchen,  '87 2  204- 

Dom  Pedro,  by  Blue  Bull — not   traced,  '78 2:27 

Don,  by  Idol-Black  Hawk  Vermont,  '83 2:221- 

Donald,  by  Dictator-Brown    Pilot,  '80... 2:27 

Don  Carlos,  by  Cuyler   Clay-Abdallah,  15,  '6G... 2:23 

Don  Carlos,  by  Highland  Grey-l^rown   Plorse,  '80 2:28|- 

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Don  Cossack,  by  August  Belmont-Abdallah,  15,  \S1 2:28 

Don  Elipha — pedigree  not  traced, '75 2:30 

Don  Pedro,  by  Knickerbocker-Mulvey  Clay,  \S7 ..  -    2:24|^ 

Don  Quixote — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2:2t>| 

Don  Thomas,  by  Del  Sur-Mambrino-Patchen,  '88 ..   2:20 

Dora,  by  Corbeaii  Chief — not  traced, '80 2:26^ 

Dora,  by  Gibralter-Black  Warrior,    [85 2:21> 

Dot,  by  American    Emperor-Doble's    B.  Bashaw,  '75 2:29| 

Doty,  by  Challenge-Prince  Reynolds,  "78 2:21 

Doubtful — pedigree  not  traced,  '72   ... . .    2:294- 

Douglass,  by  George  Washington — not  traced,  '82 .   2:25 

Douglass   J.  J.,  by  Mambrino  St.  Lawrence-Hazard,  '86.   2:20|^ 

Draco,  by  Young  Morrill-Joescph  Hoyt  Horse,  '67 2:28| 

Draco  Prince,  by  Draco-son  of  Black  Hawk,  '71 2:24:[ 

Dread,  by  Jim  Monroe — not  traced,  '77 2:274^ 

Dreadnaught — pedigree  not  traced,  '71 2:27| 

Drift,  [Norwood],  by  Ilambletonian-Sultan,   '60 2:29| 

Driver,  by  Volunteer-American  Star,  "80 .-.    .    2:19|- 

Drummer  Boy,  by  John  W.  Conley — not  traced,  '77 2:29|- 

D.  S.  C,  by  Joe  Elmo-May's  Sir  Wallace,  '8S 2:22L 

Dubec,  by  Sultan-California  Dexter,  '8S 2:28 

Duck,  by  Hiatoga-John  Stanley,  '79_ .^ 2:30 

Dude,  by  Jay  Gould-George  M.  Patchen,  '86 2:274- 

Dude  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:27 

Duke,  by  Duke  of  York — not  traced,  '75 2:2()|^ 

Duke  of  Wellington,  by  Wellington-Strideway,  '87 2:20 

Dundee,  by  Jay  Gould-Mambrino  Pilot,  '86 _ .  .   2:25 

Duquesne,  by  Tippoo  Bashaw-Hambletonian,  '83 2:17f 

Durango,  by  C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.-Almont,  '83   2:23f 

Durango  Maid,  by  Durango-Senator  Madden,  '87 2:284- 

Duroc,  by  Banker  Messenger-American  Citizen,  "80..  ..    2:26^ 

Duroc  Maid,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Ethan  Allen,  '85 2:29^ 

Dutchess  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:29|- 

Dutch  Girl,  by  Abdallah  Boy-Black  Douglass,  '83 2:27f 

Dutch  Girl,  by  Dusty  Miller— not    traced,  '67.. 2:294- 

Dutch  Girl,  by  Silvertail-Wild  Tom,  '86... 2:27* 


192         LIST    OK    2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    V  V    'lO    1889. 

Dutchman — pedigree  not  traced,  'T-i "2:30 

Dynamite,  by  Ham'l't'an  Downing-  M.  Patchcn  Jr, '87-  2:28 

Eagle  Bird,  by  Jay   Bird-George   Wilkes,  '80 2:21 

Eagle  Plume,  by  Bayard-Chevalier,  '81 .... ...  2:29^ 

Earl,  by  Princeps-IIambletonian,  '88 2:24| 

Earl,  by  Revenue — not  traced,    '84 2 

Earl  McGregor,  by  Robert  McGregor  Bay  Billy,  '88 2 

Early  Dawn,  l)y  George  Wilkes-Mambrino  Star, '85 2 

Early  Rose,  by  Almont,  33- Plying  Cloud  (Ward's),  '82.  2 

Eastern  Boy,  by  General  Knox-Beal  Morse,  "87 -.  2 

Easy  Billy,  by  G.  M,  Patchen-Tom  Kimball,  Jr.,  '84...  2 

Echo,  by  Regulus — not  traced,  '84 2 

Echo  Chief,  by  Octibbeha-Mambrino   (Orr's),  '80. 2: 

Echora,  by  Echo-Jack  Hawkins,  '82 _ 2 

Eclipse,  by  Edward  Everett-Imp.  Eclipse,   '87 .  2 

Economy,  by  Echo-Muldoon,   '88 .... ... 2 

Ed,  by  Erwin  Davis^not  traced,  'SO 2 

Ed  Cook,  by  Warwick  Boy-Mercury,  '87 2 

Ed  Eaton,  by  White  Ghost — not  traced,  '73 2 

Eddie  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Edwin  Booth,  '87-.  2 

Eddie  Wilkes,  by  Commonwealth-Jimmy   Rattler, '85 ..  2 

Edgar,  by  Colonel  Winfield-Daniel  Webster.  '79 2 

Edgecliff,  by  Baybrino-Ward  Horse,  '87 2 

Edgehill,  by  Dictator-Thorndale,  '85 2 

Edgemark,  by  Victor  Bismarck-Edgewater,  '88 2 

Edgewood,  by  Black  Ranger — not  traced,  '88 2  27^ 

Edgewood,  by  Aberdeen,  '87 . 2 

Ed  Getchell,  by  Winthrop  Morrill — not   traced,  '77. —  2 

Edith,  by  Happy  Medium-Black   Oscar,  '87 2 

Edith  R.,  by  Monaco-Aberdeen,  '88 . .  2 

Editor,  by  Princeps-Messenger  Duroc,  '85 2 

Ed   Graham,  (by  Gen.  Thomas)-Mambrino  Cknid,  '88..  2 

Ed  Mack,  by  1  lambletonian  George — unknown,  '88  . . . .  2 

Edna,  (by  a  son  of  Wis.  Tigerj-Hobkirk's  Sirl  lcnry,Jr,'70  2 

Edward,  by  Masterlode^not   traced,   '78.  .. 2 

Edward  B.,  by  Blue  Bull-Morgan  Messenger,  '88 2 


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LIST    OK    2:30    HORSES    TX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.         I93 

Ed.  White,  by  Jim  Scott — not    traced,  "77 2:27 

Ed.  Wilder,  by    Blue    Bull-Blacknosc,  '70 .   2:80 

Edwin  A.,  by  Champion,  808-Iienry  Clay,  '83 2:24| 

lulwin  B. — pedigree  not   traced,  '79 2:27 

Edwin  C,  by  Cuyler-Royal   George,    '87. . 2:21^ 

Edwin  Forrest,  by  Ned    P^orrest-Smiling  Tom,  '78 2:18 

Edwin  Q.,  by  Chicago  Volunteer — not  traced,  '88 2:23^ 

Edwin  Thorne,  by   Thorndale-Ashland,  '84 2:16^ 

Effie,  by  Almont-Kentucky  Chief,  '85    2:27|- 

Effie  B.,  by  Otego  Chief-Flying  Cloud,  '88   .    .   2:27 

Effie  Deans,  by  Hambletonian-Black  Hawk,  24,  '70.  ^.    2:25-^ 

Effie  G.  [Beauty],  by  Blue  Bull— not  traced,  '84 2:2l4 

Egmont,  by  Egbert-Cottrill    Morgan,  '87 . .    2:23]- 

Elaine,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Harry  Clay,  '80 . ,  . 2:20 

Elastic  Starch,  by  Dick  Loomer — not  traced,  '88    2:24 

Elcho,  by  Daniel  Boone-Farmer  Horse,  '88 2:27| 

Elda  B.,  by    Hambletonian,  572-Dandy,  \88.._ 2:21 

Electra,  by  Charlie  B.-Lodi, '88 2:29|. 

Electric,  by  Satellite-Hambletonian  (Feme's),  '88 . .    2  30 

Electric,  by  Edward  Everett-Jupiter,  '80 2:20 

Elector,  by  Electioneer-H'ambletonian,  725,  '88 2 

Eli,  by  Lothair-Ethan   Allen,  '87 2 

Ella,  by  Electioneer-Mambrino,  1789,  '88 2 

Ella  Clay,  by  Wilgus  Clay — not  traced,   '88.... 2 

Ella  Clay,  by  American  ClayMambrino  Chief,  '70 2 

Ella  Doe,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Columbus,  '83.. .    2 

Ella  Earl,  by  Almont-J.  C.  Breckcnridge,  '70 2 

Ella  Elwood — pedigree   not  traced,  '71 2 

Ella  Lewis,  by  Vermont — not  traced,  '74 2  27 

Ella  Madden,  by  Hambletonian-H'mbrt'n'an(Drew's)'70  2:25|- 

Ella  Wilson,  by  Blue  Bull-Jerry,  '72 2:30 

Ella  W^right,  by  Trojan-Hercules,  '74 2:24| 

Ellen  Cooper,  by  Star  of  Catskill-Volunteer,  '87 2:29| 

Ellerslie  W'ilkes,  by  George  W^ilkes-Mambrino  Boy,  '88.  2:28| 
Ellsworth,  S.  S.,  by  Andy  Johnson — not   traced,  '7a.. .    2:29 
Elmer,  by  Champion,  808-Hambletonian,  10,  '84 2:22^ 


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ll)4       LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1889. 

Elmo,  891  [St.  Elmo],  by  Mohawk— not  traced,  '73..,..  2:27 

Elmo,  by  St.  Elmo-Tiger, '88 2 

El  Monte,  by  Echo-Hubbard,  '85 2 

Elmore  Everett,  by  Andrew  Jackson — not   traced,  '63.  2 

Elmwood  Chief,  by  Black  Ranger,  '88.' 2 

Elsie  Good,  by  Blue   Bull-Abdallah,  15,  '70 2 

Elsie  Groff,  by  Danville — not   traced,  '81 2 

Elvira,  by  Cuyler-Mambrino  Patchen,  '84 ... 2 

Elwood,  by  Alaric — not  traced,  '88 2 

Elwood  Medium,  by  Happy  M'd'm-Hopkin's  Ab'd'h,'sl  2 

Elyria,  5729,  by  Mambrino  King-Bradford's  T'l'gr'h, '88  2 

Embassador,  by  Ambassador-Highland  Morgan,  '87 2 

Emerald — pedigree  not  traced,  ,83 . 2 

Eminence,  by    Empire-Strathmore,  '88 2 

Emma  B.,  by   Bayard-Brown    Harry,  '79 2 

Emma  E.,  by  Tom  Moore — not    traced,  '79 2 

Emma  E.,  by  Jim  Fisk-Magna  Charta,  '87 2 

Emma  G.,  by  Elmo-Hambletonian,  725,  '87 2 

Emma  Temple,  by  Jackson  Temple — not  traced,  '88 2 

Flmma  \\'.,  by  Boxer — not  traced,  '88 2 

Emmett,  by  Mambrino  Time-Ashland   Chief,  751,  '86..  2 

Emmet  B.,  by  Strathmore-Spaulding's  Abdallah,  '86..  2 

Emperor,  by  Newman  Horse-Lewiston  ]^oy,  '77 2 

Emperor,  by  Rollins  Horse — not  traced,  '68 2 

Emperor  William,  by  Gen.  Knox — not  traced,  '79 2 

Empress — pedigree  not  traced,  '65  . 2 

Empress,  by  Hambletonian,  725-Colonel,  '81 . 2 

Empress,  by  Flaxtail-Marion,  '86 2 

Empress,  by  ranic-\'orkshirc  Whig,  'S8 2 

Emulation,  by    ()n\\ar<l-Magic,  '88 2 

Enchantress,  by  Happy    Medium-Hero,  '81 2 

Endymion,  by  Dictator-Morgan   Rattler,  '86 2 

Enfield,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '76 2 

Enigma,  by  Alcalde  Vermont  (Downing's)  '76 2 

Ensi<:;n,  by  Enchanter- Volunteer,  '83 2 

Envoy,  by  (ien.  IJatch-Iovva,  '78 2 


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LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1 889.        I95 


Epaulet,  by  Auditor-Princeps, '85 . 2:19 

Epli,  by  Zachariah-Hambletonian,  '88 2 

Erebus,  by  iliatoga-Salsbury  Sam, '83  2 

Eric,  by  Ericsson-John   Dillard,   '76 2 

Erin,  by  Belmont- Woodford  Mambrino,  '80   .. 2 

Ernest  Maltravers,  by  Happy  Medium-Volunteer,  '88..    2 

Eros,  by  Haw  Patch-P.  H.  Baker,  '88 2 

Eros,  by  Electioneer-Mohawk  Chief,  '87 2 

Escape,  by  Victor  Bismarck-Clark  Chief,  '88 2 

Essex — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 2 

Essex  Maid,  b)'  Wild  Wagoner — not  traced,  '78 2 

Estelle,  by  Zilcaadi  Golddust-Comet,  Jr., '88 2 

Ethan  Allen,  by  Black  Hawk — unknown,  'GO  .   2 

Ethel,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Crowder,  '78 2 

Ethel  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium — not  traced,  '81 2 

Ethel  Y.,  by  Mohican-son    of    Royal  George,  '75 2 

Etta  Jones,  by  Davy  Crocket — not  traced,  '79 2 

Euclid,  by  Glenview-Hambletonian,    '85 2 

Eureka,  by  Gen.  Grant — not    traced,  '81 ..   2 

Eva,  by  Champion,  S08-American    Star,  '75 .   2 

Eva,  by  Sultan-Bald  Chief,  '85 2 

Eva,  by  Geo.  H.  Lowe — not   traced,  '88 2 

Eva  S.,  by  Pasacas-Magna  Charta,  'SQ 2 

Eva  W.,  by  Nutwood,   OUO,  '88 2 

Eve,  by  Black  Dutchman — not  traced,  '81 2 

Everett  Ray,  by  Edward    Everett — not  traced,  '74..    .    2 

Evermond,  by  Harold-Woodford  Mambrino,  '88 2 

Ewing,  by    Primus-American   Boy,  Jr.,  "83 2 

Exception — pedigree  not    traced,  'S3 2 

Executor,  by  Administrator-American  Clay,  '85 2 

Express,  by   Electioneer-Express,  '88 2 

Ezra  L.,  by  Gideon-Tom  Benton,  'S3 2 

Factory  Boy,  by   Billy   Bashaw-Scofield, '87 2 

P'actory  Girl,  by  Hambletonian-Green's  Bolivar,  '72 2 

P'airmount,  by  Wild  Billy-Black  Hawk   horse,  '81 2 

Falka,  by  Ethan  Allen,  473— not  traced, '84. .   2 


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196       LIST    OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Fallis,  by  Electioneer-Messenger  Duroc,  '88 2:23 

Falmouth  Boy,  by  Potter  Horse-VVitherell  Mess'ng'r, '  74  2:291 

Fancy — pedigree  not  traced,  'TS 2:30 

Fancy,  by  Middletown-Horton  Clay,  '8G 2:24| 

Fancy  Day,  by  Alcalde-Kentucky  Clay,  '81 2:30 

Fanny,  by  Hutchinson  Morrill — not  traced,  'TU 2:27 

Fanny,  by  Flying  Banner — not  traced,  '73 2:29 

Fanny  Allen,  by  Ethan  Allen  Abdallah,   '69 2:28| 

Fanny  B.,  by  Lambert  Chief,  '86 2:294^ 

Fanny  Burroughs,  by  Ashland — unknown,   '87 -..    2:27;^ 

Fanny  Cope,  by  Climax — not  traced,  "86 .  _ .  .    2:28|^ 

Fanny  Jefferson,  by  Thomas  Jefferson — not    traced,  '78  2:28|^ 

Fanny  Lee,  by  Ethan  Allen-North  Horse,  "67 2:29i 

Fanny  M.,  by  Phil  Sheridan— not  traced,  '88 2:29^ 

Fanny  Otis,  by  Post  Boy — not  traced,  '74 2:28| 

Fanny  Raymond,  by  American  Ethan-Tornado,    77 2:30 

Fanny  Robinson,  by  Blood  Chief-Norman,  '79 2:20|^ 

Fanny  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes- Kentucky  Chief,  '82  .  2:20;^ 
Fanny  Witherspoon,  by  Almont  Gough's  Wagner,  '84.    2:16i 

Fantasia,  by  Ranchero-Toronto  Chief,  '88... 2:25 

Fantine,  by  Westchester-Island  Chief,  '88 2:27^ 

Farce,  by  Princeps  Golddust,  '83 2:29^ 

I'armer  Boy,  by  Columbus  Morse   Horse,  '79    .    2.28 

P^armcr  Maid,  by  Capt.  Walker-Eclipse  Tccumseh,   '7^.   2:28^- 

Faro,  by  Mambrino  Gilt-Bay  Norman,  '87 ......   2:25 

Fashion,  by  Mohawk,   Jr.-Surprise,  '81 2:23^ 

Faugh-a-ballagh — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 - 2:26 

Faustina,  by  Phil  Sheridan-Canada   Grey  F>agle,  '83 2:2S| 

Favonia,  by   Wedgewood-Abdallah,    15,    '8S 2:15 

Favorita,  by  George  Wilkes  Albion,  '86 2:25  J^ 

I-^avoritc,  by  Senator — not   traced,  '7<'> - . 2:30 

r^ivorite  Wilkes,  by  George  Wiikes-Abdallah,    15,  "87..    2:25 

F.  D.,  by  lunory  Fearnaught-Victor, '84 2:24},- 

P'earless,  by  Meeker   Horse — not  traced,  '6)6 . (w)  2:28 

Fearnaught,  by  Canada  IMack  Hawk — not   traced,  '78..    2:29 
Fearnaught,  by  Morrill-Stcve  iMX-nch  Horse,  \]S... 2:23.[ 


LIST    OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1889.         I97 

Fearnaught,  Jr.,  by  Feaniaught — not  traced,  '77  -. 2:20 

Felix,  by  Nutwood-Abdallah  Chief,  '86 ;    2:18f 

Femme  Sole,  by  Princeps-Messenger  Duroc,  '86 2:20 

Ferd  S.,  by  Godfrey  Patchen — not  traced,  '85 2:27| 

F.  H.,  by  Almont  Eclipse-Gen.  Lyon, '87 2:29i 

Fiction,  by  Argyle-Princeps,  '8S 2:24^ 

Fides,  by  Gen.  Stanton-Black  Bear,   '84 2:22i 

Filbert,  by  0.  J.  Wells— not  traced,  '75.. 2:28 

First  Call,  by  Athlete-Bellfounder,  '63,  '86 2:21| 

First  Love,  by  Plappy  Medium-Volunteer,  '87   2:22| 

Fitzgerald,  by  Columbus-Black  Hawk, '70 2:3U 

Flash,  by  Bonesetter-Sir  Alfred,  '84 2:191 

Fleet  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Legal   Tender,  '84:..    2  29i 

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Fleetwood,  by  Happy-Medium- Vernol's  B.  Hawk,  '76..  2 
Fleetwood,  by  Winthrop  Morrill-Witherell  Mess'ng'r,  '71  2 
Fleetwood  Mess.,  by  Morgan  Mess.,  Jr. — not  t'c'd, '85. .   2 

Fleety  Golddust,  by  Golddust-Jehu,  '74 2 

Fleety  Patchen,  by  Seneca    Patchen  Andy  Johnson,  '85  2 

Fleta,  by  Gen.  Hatch-Iowa,  '81  , . .    2 

Fletcher,  S.  J.,  by  Hambl't'i'n  Tranby  Joslyn  Horse, '86  2 

P^light,  by  Buccaneer-Flaxtail,   '83 2 

Flirt,  by  Champion  King-Bradley's  St.   Lawrence,  '81..   2 

Flode  Holden,  by  Jim  Monroe-Blue  Bull,  '86. 2 

Flora,  by  Von  Moltke- Happy  Medium,  '85 2 

Flora  11,  by  Whippleton,  '88 2 

Plora  B.,  by  Hambletonian,   539-Reveille,   '84 2 

Flora  Belle,  by  Abe  Lincoln-son    Biggart's  Rattler,  '76.   2 

Flora  Belle,  by  Young  Mambrino  Chief-Camden,  'SQ 2 

Flora  Belle,  by  Prince — not   traced, '83  ..  .. .   2 

Flora  l^elle,  by  Uwharie — not  traced,  '78 2 

P'lora  C,  by  Abdallah  Tranby — not  traced,  '88 2 

Flora  D.,  by  Black  Dutchman — not  traced,   '85 2 

Flora  F.,  by  Clear  Grit — not  traced,  '81 2 

Flora  G.,  by  Altoona-Patchen  (Conway's),   '87 2 

Flora  Huff,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Carter's  Columbus,  '86.  2 
Flora  Jefferson,  by  Thomas  Jefferson — not  traced,  '83.. 


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198        LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UR    TO    1889. 

Flora  L.,  Jack  Cook,  '88 2:29 

Flora  Miner — pedigree  not  traced,  'So  . . 2:29^ 

Flora  P.,  by  Mambrino  Sample-Hiatoga  J.,  'S(') 2:23| 

Flora  Shepherd,  by  Gen.  McClellan-Belmont,  '75 _   2:80 

Flora  Temple,  by  Bogus  Hunter- -not  traced,    '59 2:19f 

Flora  Windsor,  by  Windsor-Empire,  '7S... . 2:30 

Florence,  by  Highland  Grey-Ed.   Brown   Horse,  '82 2:23] 

Florence  G.,  by  Clear  Grit,  '87 2:29^ 

Florence  M.,  by  Blue  Bull— not   traced,  VS-t 2:22^ 

Florence  R.,  by  Nutwood  Erwin  Davis, '87 2:26^ 

Flossie  G.,  by  Antar-Iceburg,  '88 2:18i 

Flossie  M.,  by  Onawa  Goodwin    Hambletonian,  '88 2:29;^ 

Flossie  R.,  by  Black  Hawk  (Record's)-Old   Dan,  '88 2:28^ 

Forest  King,  by  Honest   Dan-Wildair,  '77 2:27 

Forest  Patchen,  by  King  Patchen-Flying  Cloud,  *83 2-194- 

P'orest  Prince,  by  Hambletonian    Prince-IIarry  Clay,  '87  2. 30 
Forest  Queen,  by  Forest  King-Star  Hambletonian,  '88.   2:29;^ 

Forsee,  by  Abdallah,  Jr.,-Lath  (Morey's)  '88 . 2:27 

Faster — pedigree  not  traced, '88. ..  . 2:27|- 

Four  Corners,  by  Mambrino  Time-son  Abdallah,  15,  '87  2:27^ 

Fox,  by  Peacock — not  traced,  '74 2:30 

Foxie,  by  Mansfield  Abdallah,  15,  '88 2:5^8^ 

Foxie  v.,  by  King  Herod-Green  Mountain,  '83 2:23| 

France,  by  Alexander-George  Wilkes,  '88 2:26 

P" ranees,  by  Harry  VV.  Genet — not  traced,  '87... 2:27 

P'rank — pedigree  not  traced,  '78    —   2:28 

Frank,  by  Abraham  Green  Mountain  Boy,  '85 2:19^- 

Frank,  by  son  of  Searcher-Westfall's  Horse,  '75.. 2:27^ 

i'^-ank,  by  Young  Oneida — not  traced,  '87 2:20 

PVank,  (ringer),  '87 . 2;2S|- 

Frank  Allison,  by  Blackbird-Harris'  Morgan,  '78 2:28|- 

Frank  Buford,  by  Almont,  Jr.- Pat  Malone,  '88 2:20 

Frank  Davis — pedigree  not  traced,  '77. 2:29 

P^rank  Ellis,  by  Happy  MediumT^^dwin  L'orrest,  '87 2:20| 

Frank  Ellis,  by  Hermes-Stranger,  '85 2:29^- 

1^'rank  V.,  iMni^cror  William — not  traced, '81 2:2G-^ 


LIST    OF    2:30    IIOKSKS    IN    HARNESS    UI?    TO    1889.        I99 


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Frank  Ferguson,  by  Billy  Glenn-Romulus,   '77 2 

Frank  Fiske,  by  Hertrand  B.  H. — not  traced,  'SO 2 

Frank  Forrester,  by  Abdallah — not  traced,  ''50.. 2 

Frank  I^^orrester,  by  Marksman-IJiatoga  2d,  "85 .2 

Frank  G.,  by  Sweepstakes-Edward  Everett,  7-^4 ...    2 

Frank  Hull,  by  Touchstone-Main's  Sweepstakes,  '8(1 2 

Frankie  H.,  by  Spink — not  traced,  '88 .,_.   2 

Frank  J. — pedigree  not  traced,  '  75 .  _ .    2 

Frank  K.,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  '88 . .  .   2 

Frank  Kernan — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2 

Frank  Landers,  by  Saddling  Buck-son  Copperbottom,  '84  2 

Franklin,  by  Gen.  Reno — not  traced,    '88 2 

Frank  M.,  by  Sweepstakes — not  traced,  '88 2 

Frank  McCune,  by  William  Miner-King  Pharaoh,   '87. _   2 
Frank  Middleton,  by  Bay  Middleton-Champion,  807,'  88  2 

Frank  Moscow,  by  Frank   Moscow-Straw   Mare,  '83 2 

Frank  Munson,  by  Paragon-Zimmerman's  Duroc,  '7!L-  .    2 

Frank  P.,  by  Darwin-Morgan  (Sim's),  '88 ....    2 

Frank  Palmer — pedigree  not  traced,   '75 . 2 

Frank  Patchen,  by  Seneca  Patchen-Andy  Johnson,  '87.    2 

Frank  R.,  by  Black  Dutchman  John  B.  Patchen,  'SG 2 

Frank  Reeves,  by  Skedadle-Black  Hawk,  '76 . 2 

Frank  S.,  by  Abdallah  Pilot-Norman,   '87... 2 

Frank  S.,  by  Taylor  Horse,  '88 2  20^ 

Frank  T.,  by  Duroc — not   traced,  "87 .... .   2:20^ 

Frank  Wood,  by  Volunteer-Lefevre's  Star,  '74 2:24 

Fred — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 . 2:30 

Fred — pedigree  not   traced, '82 ... ._   2:28f 

Fred,  by  Democrat-Hambletonian,  '79 _    2:30 

Fred  B.,  by  Tyler's  Black  Hawk— not   traced.  'So' 2:284- 

Fred  Casey,  by  Fessenden-Ethan  Allen,  356,  'SO 2:23^ 

Fred  Crocker,  by  Electioneer-St.  Clair,  '80 .  ....    2:25|- 

Freddy  J.,  by  Stirling-Hiatoga,"'85 2:28 

Fred  Douglas,  by  Bashaw-Gale's  Morgan,  '82 2:2(t|^ 

Fred  Douglass,  by  Black   Frank-Billy  Cass,  '81. 2:24] 

P"rederica,  by  Almonarch-Young  Sir  Walter, '87 2:29;^ 


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Fred  Folger,  by  Kentucky  Prince-American   Star,  '88-. 

Fred  Golddust,  by  Fancy  Golddust-Donerail,  '82 

Fred  Hambleton,by  H'm'l't'n  M^br'no-Lakerd  Ab'h,'8(; 

Fred  Hooper,  by  Royal  Revenge — not  traced,  '74 . 

Fred  Hull,  by  Hull-Hambletonian,  4470,  '87 

Fred  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium — not  traced,  "87 

Fred  Neil,  by  Bay  Tom-Luke,  'SS 

Freeman,  by  Macedonian — not   traced,  '80 . 

Freestone,  by  Capt.  Webster — not  traced,  '82 

Freestone,  by  Republic-St.  Lawrence  (Dodge's),  'SO 

Fritz,  by  Bay  Richmond — not  traced,  '81 _ 

Fugleman,  by  Princeps-FIamlet,  '88  . ... 

Fugue,  by  King  Rene-George  Wilkes,  '88 

Fuller,  N.  J.,  by  Hinsdale  Horse-Young  N.  Britton,  '80. 

Fulton  Maid,  by  Clay  Pilot-  Bashaw,  '83 

Galatea,  by  Fearnaught-Hiatoga,  '81 ^ 

Gambetta  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Vermont, '85 

Garnet,  by  Young  Jim-American  Clay,  '87 

Garrison,  by  Ora'::ge  Blossom-Idol,  "87 

Gautier,  by  Red  Bank-Dolphin,   '88 . . 

Gazelle,  by  Hambletonian- Harry  Clay,  '72 

G.  B.,  by  Dom  Pedro-Red  Lagle,  '8(; 

G.  D.  S  ,  by  Tattler,  Jr. — not  traced,  '87 

Gen.  l^anks,  by   Gen.  Brock-imp.  P)linkiron,  '88^ 

Gen.  Beamish,  by  Royal  George,  '82 

Gen.  Brock,  by  Rooker-New  York  Black  Hawk,  '88 

Gen.  Butler,  by  Smith  Burr — not    traced,  '(U) 

Gen.  Ewing,  by  Windsor-Tallytown,    '8() _ 

Gen.  Garfield,  by  Kentucky  Black  Hawk-Capt.Walker,'7r) 

Gen.  G.  A.  Ballard,  by  Young   Rex-Whalebonc,  '85 

Gen.  (irant,  by  Wapsie-Hiatoga,  '76 

Gen.  Hancock,  by  Lightning-Morrill  (Perkins'), '86 

Gen.  Howard,  by  B.tdger  Boy — not   traced,  '7(i 

Gen.  Lee — pedigree  not  traced,  '79.. . 

Gen.  Lee,  by  liashaw-Hiatoga,   '84 

Gen.  Love,  by  Royal  (jeorgc — not  traced,   '74 


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Gen.  McClellan,  by  Drew  Horse-Shark,  '05 2:2i» 

Gen.  McClellan,  by  Montauk— not  traced,  '68 2;29 

Gen.  Picton,  by  Rattler-Sumner  Morgan,  '74 2:30 

Gen.  Russ,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Chowder,  '82... 2:29| 

Gen.  Sherman,  by  Pilot  Jr. — not  traced,  '73 2:2S| 

Gen.  Sibley,  by  Swigert-Bellfounder,  03,  '85 2:30 

Gen.  Stark — pedigree  not  traced,  '88    2:27|^ 

Gen.  Storms,  by  Logan — not  traced,  '84 _    2:274^ 

Gen.  Taylor,  by  Ouinby  Messenger — not  traced,  '52,  (w)  2:32| 

Gen.  Tweed,  by  Myron  Perry-Black  Hawk,  '76 2:20-| 

Gen.  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Peacock,  '87 2:21f 

Gene  Smith,  by  Dauntless-Vermont    Hero, '88 2:18|^ 

Geneva,  by   Princeps-Hambletonian,  '86 2:25^ 

Geneva  S.,  by  Abdallah    Mambrino— not   traced, '88. . .    2:19^ 
Geneva  Wilkes,  by  Bart.  Wilkes-Rolla    Seymore,  '88. ..    2:24| 

Genevra,  by  Monroe  Chief — not   traced,  '88 2:24|- 

George — pedigree  not   traced,  "74 . -^-^-l^ 

George — pedigree   not  traced,  '80 2:24^ 

George  A.,  by  Daniel  Lambert — not  traced,  '84 2:24^ 

George  A.,  by  Abdallah  J r.-Gurney, '86 2:21f 

George  A.  Ayer,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Pilot  Jr.,  '76.    2:30 

George  B.,  by  Winfield    Scott-Waddell,  '85 2:29^ 

George  C,  by  Sweepstakes-Jupiter  Abdallah,  '88 2:23|- 

George  C,  by  Ben  FranklinTlonest  Dan, '88 ...    ..   2:28^ 

George  Cooley,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  20-PT-iday,  '61.  2:27 
George  B.  Daniels,  by  Champion,  807-Greyhound,  '74..  2:24 
George  W,  Davis,  by  Glencoe  Golddust-Sykes'  M'gan,'84  2:26^ 

George  H.,  by  Gen.  Benton — not  traced,   '80 2:26^ 

George  H.,  by  Godfrey  Patchen — not  traced,  '79 2:25 

George  Halt,  Jr. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:29^ 

George  Henry — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:27 

George  J  udd — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 2:26| 

George  K.,  by  Swigert — not   traced,  '81 2:25} 

George  L.,  by  Harrison  Chief- Wash'nton   Denmark,  '85  2:26|- 

George  Lee,  by  All  Right-Prince   Edward,  '86. 2:23|- 

George  M.,  by  Westfield  Boy  Champion  King,  '82 2:24 


202        LIST   OF    2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 


George  Miller,  by  Boston  Boy — not  traced,  '73    

George  H.  Mitchell,  by  American    Ethan-Tornado,  '77- 

George  O.,  by  Lakeland   Abdallah-Autocrat,  'iS8 . 

George  O.,  by  Hambletonian  Chief-Gen.   Knox,  '84 

George  Palmer,  by  Palmer  Bogus — not  traced,  '()9 

George  M.  Patchen,  by  Cassias  M.  Claj'-Head'em,  '00_ 
George  M.  Patchen,  Jr.,  by  G.  M.  Patchen-Top  Bellf'r,  '67 
George  R.,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Young  Black    Hawk,  '84 

George  R.,  by  Ethan  Allen,  o5() — not  traced,  '85 

George  R.,  by  Getaway-Davy  Crocket,  '84 

George  M.  Rysdyk,  by  Rysdyk-George  M.  Patchen,  '88 
George  D.  Sherman,  by  Black  Ralph — not  traced,  '83. 
George  V.  Smith,  by  Niagara  Chief-State   of    Maine,  '7'J 

George  Treat,  by  Dave  Hill-Black  Hawk,  767,  '76. 

George  V.,  by  Masterlode-Magna  Charta,  '83  . ... 

George  W.,  by  Mambrino  Pilot,  Jr. — not  traced,  '86 

George  W.,  by  Lincoln  Abdallah — not   traced,  '85 

George  Wilkes,  by  Hambletonian-Henry  Clay,  '68 

George  Wolf,  by  Shelden  Messenger-Charley,  '88 

Georgette,  by  Count  Wilkes-Estell  Eric,  '88  ...... 

Georgiana,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino   Patchen,  '85.  _ 

Georgia  W.,  by  New  York-l^lazing  Star,   '86 

Geraldine,  by  Gen.  Stanton-Blue  Dick,  'S6 

German  Boy,  by  Old  Nig — untraced,  '84 

Geronimo,  by  Inca-Sacramento,  '88 

Gertrude  Russell,  by  Electioneer-Planet,  '88 

Gibralter,  b)'  Echo — not  traced,  "81 

Gift,  Jr.,  by  Mambrino  Gift-Young  Bonnie  Scotland.  '82 

Gilbirds  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Sir  Charles,  '85 

Gilbrclh  Knox,  by  (icn.  Knox — not  traced,  '60 

Gilbreth  Maid,  by  Gilbreth  Knox-Ivanhoe,  '8(5 

Gilroy,  by  Messenger  DurocHarry  Clay,  '87 .. 

Gipsey,  b)-  Winthrop  Morrill,  Jr. — not  traced,  '82 

Gipsey  Boy,  by  Stonewall  Jackson,  '80 

Gipsey  Girl,  by  Aaron  Pennington-Rockaway,  '87 

(iipscy  Oueen,  by  Gen.  licnton-Cning's  C.  M.  Clay, Jr. ,'86 


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Gil-flue,  by  Pilot  Medium-Golden  Dawn,  \8S 2:28f 

Gladiator,  by  l^lue  Bull-Cockspur,  '83 2:22^ 

Gladiator,  Jr.,  by  Tom  Patchen-Kentucky  Clay,  '87..  ..  2:27^ 

Gladys,  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Magnum  Bonum,  '85 2:28 

Gladys,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Walkill    Chief,  '88 2:28 

Gladys,  by  McMahon-VVcst  Wind,  '88 . .    2:30 

Glamis,  by  Godfrey  Patchen  Dark  Lantern,  'SG,. 2:22^ 

Glamour,  by  Strathlan-Columbus  (Thurman's),  '88 2:2G-|- 

Glenarm,  by  Constellation-Gideon,  '88 2:23-|- 

Glendale,  by  Mambrino  Wagner-Ed'n  Forrest  (B'kr's),'80  2:204- 

Glengarry,  by  Winthrop  Morrill — not  traced,  '71 2:27 

Glen  Miller,  by  White  Line-Abdallah,  15,  '85 2:18 

Glenview  Belle,  by  Nutwood-George  Wilkes,  '88 2:30 

Glenwood,  by  Wapsie— not  traced,   '83 2:27| 

Glide,  by  Morrill  (Perkins')— not  traced,  '79 2:24 

Globe,  by  Almont,  Jr.-Hamlin   Patchen,  '87 2:21  J- 

Gloster,  by  Volunteer  Chief  (Stockbridge's).  '7-1 2:17 

Gloucester,  by  Highland  Boy — not  traced,  '79   2:23^ 

Godelia,  by  Aberdeen-Ericsson,  '88 2:29-^ 

Goldenbow,  by  Satellite-Volunteer,  '83 2:27f 

Golden  Girl,  by  Champion,  807 — not  traced,  '80 2:25^ 

Golden  Girl,  by  Goldenbow-Eclipse  (Sterling's),   '83. 2:28-|- 

Golden  Rod,  by  Alcyone-Morgan  Rattler,  '88  ...    2:22|- 

Goldfinder,  by  John  Lambert — not  traced,  '82 2:23^ 

Gold  Leaf — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 .. 2:28;^ 

Gold  Leaf,  by  Nugget-New  York,  '88 2:23^ 

Gold  Note,  by  Contraband,  '80 2:25 

Goldsmith  Maid,  by  Abdallah,  15-Abdallah,  '74 2:14 

Gondola,  by  Belmont,  r.4-Dictator,  '88 2:29.V 

Good  Morning,  by  Harold-Toronto, '79 ..  2:28|- 

Gossiper,  by  Simmons-Smuggler,  '88 2:22\ 

Gould,  J.  W.,  by  Jay  Gould-Bob  Ridley,  '86 2:28^ 

Governor,  by  Bashaw — not  traced,  '87 2:24 

Governor — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:28 

Governor,  by  Clark  Chief-Canada  Chief,  '73 2:30 

Gov.  Benton,  by   Maj.  Benton-Gen. Benton,  '88 2:24| 


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Gov.  Hill,  by  Star  Edmund — not  traced,  '88.. 2 

Gov.  Plaisted,  by  Grey  Dan-son  Drew  Horse,  '82 .,.   2 

Gov.  Sprague,  by  Rhode   Island-Hambletonian,  '70 2 

Gov.  Stanford,  by  John  Nelson — not  traced,  '70. 2 

Gov.  Wood,  by  Amboy-Billy  Shaker,  '80 2 

Grace,  by   Nnickerbocker-American  Star,  '78 ..    2 

Grace,  by  Lexington-Sorrel  John  Richards,  '72 2 

Grace  Bertram,  by  New  Jersey- Marshal   Ney,  '72 2 

Grace  Darling,  by  Grand  Sentinel-Sir  Henry,  '85 _.    2 

Graceful,  by  Happy  Medium-Hamlet,  '87 2 

Grace  Lee,  by  Electioneer-Black  Hawk  (Culver's),  '88..   2 

Gracie  B.,  by  Blackwood  Jr.-Enfield,  '88.. 2 

Gracie  S. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88. ..... 2 

Grafton,  by  Almont   Boy-Mohawk  (Canadian),  '80 2 

Grafton,  by  Waxy-Kavanaugh's  Grey  Eagle,  '75 2 

Granby,  by  Princeps-Hamlet,  '88 2 

Grandee,  by  Le  Grand-Arthurton,  '88 2 

Grand  Duke,  by  Shelby  Chief— not  traced,  '84 2  291 

Grand  Duchess,  by  Hiatoga-John    Richards,  '72 2:20^ 

Grandmont,  by  Almont-Cassius   M.  Clay  Jr.,  '88 2 

Grand  Sentinel,  by  Sentinel-Mambrino   Pilot,  '83 2 

Granite,  by  Maj.  Grant — not  traced,  '87 2 

Granville,  by  American  Clay-Abdallah,  L5,  '70 2 

Grasshopper,  by  Princeps-Volunteer,  '87 2 

Grateful,  by  l^rown  Horse-Crawford  Horse,  '70 2 

Gratz,  by  Standard  Bearer-Cazique,  '88 .    2 

Graves,  by  Hambletonian,  725 — not  traced,  '79 .    2 

Great  Eastern,  by  Wakill  Chief-Rile}-'s  Consternation, '78  2 

Great  Western,  by  Superb — not  traced,  '78 2 

Green  Boy,  by  John  (ireen-llambletonian,  L"')8,  '85 2 

Green  Charley,  by  Bashaw — not  traced,  '79 2 

Green  (iirl,  by  y\rtemus-Jay  Gould,  '88 .. 2 

Greenlander,  1)\-    Princeps-Hambletonian.  '80 2 

Green  Mountain  J-^oy,  by  T.  Jefferson — not  traced,  '84.  2: 
Green  Mountain  Maid,  by  Hambletonian, 2-not  tr'c'd,'53  2 
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Gretna,  by  Mambrino  Dudley-Peacemaker,  '88.. 2:29|- 

Grey  Bill,  by  Brandywine-State  of  Maine,  '76.. ..   2:30 

Grey  Charley — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:29 

Grey  Chief,  by  Louis    Napoleon — not  traced,  '80 2:24f 

Grey  Cloud,  by  Blue  Grass— not  traced,  '80 2:23^ 

Grey  Dan — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:30 

Grey  Dave,  by  Hotspur  Chief — not  traced,  '85 2;22|^ 

Grey  Duke,  by  Piall  Colt— not   traced,  '88 2:29| 

Grey  Eddy,  by  Blue  Colt — not   traced,  '72 2:27 

Grey  Eddy,  by  Morse  Horse — not  traced,  '54 ...   2:30 

Grey  Hawk — pedigree  not  traced,  '09 2:2Sf 

Grey  Jack,  by  John  Carrier — not   traced,  '71 -   2:28^ 

Greylight,  by  Starlight-Strideaway,  '88 2:21 

Grey  Mack,  by  Black  Hawk  Hero— not  traced,  '09 2:25^ 

Grey  Salem — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:24 

Greystone,  by  Altitude-Creeper,  '88 2:28-|- 

Grosjean,  by  Belmont-Edwin  Forrest,  '88 2:30 

Grover  Cleveland,  by  Bunko-Monte,  '86 -  -    2:25f 

Guelph,  by  Princeps — Messenger   Duroc,  '88  . 2:30 

Guess  Not,  by  IJambletonian,  Prince — not  traced,  '82. .   2:27^ 

Guitar,  by  Princeps-Volunteer,  '8(1 . 2:29| 

Gils,  by  Bellfounder— not  tarced,  '80 2:26| 

Gus  Spreckles — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 2:30 

Gus  Wilkes,  by  Mambrino  Wilkes-Bonner,  '88 2:22 

Guy,  by  Kentucky  Prince-American   Star,  '88. 2:12 

Guy  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino  Patchen,  'S6.   2:151 

Hades,  by  Leland-Young  Woful,  '87 =. 2:27f 

Ha  Ha,  by  Nephew-Black  Hawk,  767,  '88.      2:22 1 

Haldane,  by  Mambrino  Russell-Dan'l  Lambert,  '87 2:26-|- 

Hall  Terrell — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:28f 

Hambleton,  by  Plorida-Hambletonian, '85 —    2:26^ 

Hambletonian  (McCurdy's),  by  Harold-Mam.  Chief,  '79  2:26-|- 

Hambletonian  Bashaw,  by  Bashaw-Logan,  '80 .  _   2:21| 

Hambletonian  Bashaw, by  Hambletonian, 867-Hermit, '88  2:29J- 
Hambletonian  Gift, by  Mast'rlode-Niagara  Champion, '86  2:29;^ 
Hambletonian  Knox,    by  Gilbreth  Knox-Gideon,  '85..   2:28 


206        LIST    OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Hambletonian  M'b'r'no,by  Hambl't'n,  539-not  traced, '78  2:21| 
Hambletonian's  Last,  by  Hambl't'n-American  Star,  '84.  2:25|- 
Hambrino,  820,  by  Edward  Everett-Mam.  Chief,  '79...    2:21i 

Hambrino  Belle,  by  Hambrino-Mambrino    Chief,  '80 2:25|- 

Hamdallah,  by  Hambrino-Abdallah,  15,  '86 2:20^ 

Ilamletta,  by  Bourbon  Wilkes-ITamlet,  '87 2:29^ 

Hammond,  by  Tom  Scott-Hambletonian   l^ashaw,  '87..    2:20|- 

Ham  Morrison,  by  Masterlode — not  traced,  '84 2:30 

Hamperion,  by  Hambletonian — not  traced,  '74 2:29|- 

Hancock,  by  Hambletonian,  Jr.-Geo.  M.  Patchen,  Jr.,  '81  2:29 

Handicap,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas — not  traced,  '80 2:22 

Hannah  D.,  by  Magna  Charta — not  traced.  '70 2:22| 

Hannis,  by  Mambrino  Pilot— ^not  traced,  '80 2:1 7|- 

Hannis,  Jr.,  by  Hannis— not  traced,  '88 2:29| 

Happy,  by  Mazeppa — not  traced,  '83 2:27 

Happy  Girl,  by  Happy  Medium — not  traced,  '87 2;27-t 

Happy  Jack,  by  Andrew  Jackson,  Jr. -American  Star 2:30 

Happy  Maid,  by  Happy  Medium — not  traced,  '85 2:30 

Happy  Princess,  by  Happy  Medium-Black  Oscar,  '85..  2:23} 
Happy  Thought,  by  Happy  Medium-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  '83  2:22|. 
Happy  Traveler,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Little  Jack,  '81   2:274- 

Hardvvood,  by  Blackwood,  Jr.-Columbus,    '82  _ 2:24|- 

Harrison,  by  Harrison  Chief-Joe  Downing,   '88.... 2:20} 

Harrop's  Tom,  by  Almont  Prince-Gen,  Lyons,  '87.  ....    2:201 

Harry,  by  Happy  Medium — not  traced,  '79 2:20 

Harry  Arlington,  by  Prince  Albert-St.  Lawrence,  '80...    2:29-| 
Harry  C,  by  a  son  of  Taylor's  Red  Buck — unknown,  '85  2:21 
Harry  Clay,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  2()-Lnp.  Bellf'd.r,  '04  2:29 
Harry  Cla^,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  22— not  traced,  '77  2:23.^ 

Harry  Conklin,  by  Superb,  295 — not  traced,  '79 2:20 

Harry  D.,  by  Independent— not  traced,  '88 2:29] 

Harry  W. Genet,  by  Godfrey  Patchen-Rocky  Mount'n,'71    2:26 

Harry  Gilbert,  by  Jupiter— not  traced,  '79 2:24 

Harry  Harley,  by  Columbus-Barney  Henr)-,    '71 2:25|- 

Harry  Laird     pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Harry  Lee — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:20 


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Harry  McGregor,  by  Martin  McGregor — not  traced,  '87  2 

Harry  Mills,  by  Sweepstakes-Eureka,  '8-i 2 

Harry  Mitchell,  by  St.  Lawrence — not  traced,  '74 2 

Harry  Noble,  b)'  Frank  Noble-Mambrino  Excelsior,  '88.  2 

Harry  Parker,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Hinsdale  EL, '84  2 

Harry  Pelham,  by  Thomas  Jefferson-Hambletonian,  '88  2 

Harry  Pulling,  by  Menelaus-Smith's   Ethan  Allen,  "83  .  _  2 

Harry  Roberts — -pedigree  unknown,   '8H . ..    ...  2 

Harry  Spanker,  by  Gen.  Knox-French  Tiger,  '7<)  ..  . 2 

Harry  Velox,  by  Velox — not  traced,  '84 .... 2 

Harry  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Capt.  Walker,  '87 2 

Hartford,  by  Harold-Mambrino  Chief,  '8  7 2 

ILarvest  Queen,  by  Hambletonian-American   Star,  '70..  2 

Harvey,  by  Tom  Huntcr-Magna  Charta,  '87 2 

Hastings,  by  Clarion  Chief-Tippoo  Chief,  '84 2 

Hattie,  by  Trojan — not  traced, '74.'. 2 

Hattie,  by  Dixon-Hambletonian,   1777,82 2 

Hattie  Arnold — pedigree  not    traced,  '80 . .  .    .  2 

Hattie    Hawthorne,  by  Sentinel-Hunter  Lexington,  '88  2 

Hattie  T.,  by  New  York — not  traced,  '85 .... 2 

Hattie  Woodward,  by  Aberdeen — not  traced,  '80  . .  2 

Haviland,  by  Mountain  Chief-Bundy  Horse,  '75 2 

Hazel  Kirkc,  by  Brigadier-Jim  Brown,  '8<) 2 

Hazor,  by  Young  America — not  traced,  '80 1 2 

Header — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2 

Headlight,  by  Hiatoga-Updegraff's  Flying  Hiatoga,'70.  2 

Hector,  by  Otego  Chief — not    traced,  '80    ..    _.  2 

Hector — pedigree  unknown,   '87 2 

Helene,  by  Hambletonian  Prince — not  traced,  '82. 2 

Flelen  R.,  by  Pickett-Ouinton's   Magnet,  '88.. 2 

Helen  Wilkes,  by  Carlton  Colt-Holland's  E.  Allen, 'Si;..  2 

Henderson,  by  Strathmore-Brignolia,  '83 2 

Hendry. X,  by  Dauntless-Comet,  '88 2 

Henrietta,  by  Mambrino   King-Hambletonian,  '88 2 

Henry — pedigree  not  traced,  '7(> '. 2 

Henry,  by  Canadian  Lion — not  traced,  '76.. 2 


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Henry,  by  Harry  Lathrop — not  traced,  '71     2:20|^ 

Henry  Middleton,  by  Middleton-Holcomb  Horse,  '88..  2:26-| 
Henry  O.,  by  Resolute-Kemble  Jackson,  '88 2  25-l- 
Heresy,  by  Hermes-Stephen  A.  Douglas,   '85 ..  2:27 

Hermes,  by  Harold-Edwin  Forrest,   '81 2 

Herod,  by  King  Herod-Green  Mountain  Boy,  '84 2 

Hersey,  by  Macedonian-Young  Jupiter,  '88 2 

Hettie  Pearl,  by  Princeps-Birmingham,  '83 .  2 

Hickok,  O.  A. — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2 

Hickory,  by  Abdallah-Bellfounder.  62,  '80 2 

Hidalgo,  by  Sultan-Arthurton,  '88 2 

Highland  Grey,  by  Darkey-Vermont   Hambletonian,  '77  2 

Highland  Maid,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Blue  Bull,  '84: 2 

Highland  Maid,  by  Saltram-Hickory,    '53 2 

Highland  Mary,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Blue   Bull,  '80..  ..  2 

Highland  Stranger,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-E.  Everett,  '82  2 

Highland  Win,  by  Ashland-Ethan  Allen,  '84 2 

Hill,  H.  C,  a  catch  colt, '74 2 

Hinda  Rose,  by  Electioneer-The  Moor,  '83 2 

Hinder  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkcs-Almont,  '88 2 

Hiram  Miller,  by  Tom  Kimball — not  traced,  '86 ...  2 

Hiram  Woodruff,  by  Phil  Sheridan-Dusty  Miller,  '77.  ..  2 

Hogarth,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Harry  Clay,  '77 2 

Holmdel,  by  Hermes-Peacemaker,  '88   2 

Holstein,  by   Indianapolis-Cripple,  '88 2 

Homewood,  by  Hambletonian  rranb\--l*\  Pierson,  '^4..  2 

Honest  Billy,  by  (^reen  Mt.  Morgan-Ashelot  Morgan,'80  2  29^ 

Honest  Dutchman,  by  Grey  Messenger-Bellfounder, '72  2 

Honest  Harry,  bv  Winthrop  Morrill — not  traced,  '77. .  2 

Honest  Lyon,  by  (jcn.  Lyons — not    traced,  '86    . . . 2 

Honesty,  by    Priam-Chieftain, '81 ._  2 

Honey  B.,  by  Charley  B.-Champion,  808,  '87 2 

Hoosier  Girl,  by  Blue  Bull-Arabian  (Darley's, )  '87 2 

Hope,  by  Telegraph — not  traced,  '75 2 

Hopeful,  by  Godfrey  Patchen-lkigham  Horse,  '78 2 

Hopemont,  by  Col.  Cross — not  traced,  *85 2 


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Hornet,  by  Champion,  808 — not  traced,  '88 2:29f 

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Horton,  by  Polonius-Maj.  Edsal  Jr.,'8S 2 

Hotspur,  by  Ethan  Allen-True  John, '69 2 

Hotspur  Chief,  by  Hotspur — not  traced,  '82 2 

Hotspur  Girl,  by  Hotspur,  Jr. — not   traced,  'SQ 2 

Houri,  by  Onward-Mambrino  Patchen,  '88 2 

Howard,  by  George  Wilkes-Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  21,  '87  2 

Howard  Jay,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Seneca  Chief,  '83..  2 

Hudson,  by  Tippoo — not  traced,  '82 2 

Hugh  McLaughlin,  by  Aberdeen-Hambletonian,  '81 2 

Hugh  Patrick — pedigree  not  traced,  '8S. 2 

Humbert,  by  Bona  Fide-Warr  Hulett,  '88 2 

Humbolt,  by  Stocking  Chief  Parrish's  Davy  Crocket,'Sl  2 

Hunter,  by  Black  Dutchman-Walters'  son  of  Saladin,'7T  2 

Hunter,  by  Jerry  Ladd — not  traced,  '86.. 2 

Hunter,  by  Banker  Rothschild-Glencoe,  '88 2 

Huntress,  by  Admiral-Black  Prince, '83 2 

Huntress,  by  Volunteer-American  Star.  '76 2 

Iluon,  by  Almont  Jr.-Hamlin  Patchen,  '85 2 

Hurricane,  by  Ringwood-Phil  Sheridan, '87 2 

Hylas,  by  Alcalde-Pilot  Jr.,  '76 2 

Hylas  Maid,  by  Hylas-Robert  Bonner,  '85 2 

Ida,  by  Belmont-Scott's  Blue  Bull, '83 2 

Ida  Bell,  by  Major  Miller-Hambletonian,  157,  '87 2 

Ida  D.,  by  Maxim-Thomas  Jefferson, '87 2 

Ida,  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2 

Idlewild,  by  Glenair-Robert  Fulton,   '83 2 

Idol,  by  Bob  Ridley-Gossip  Jones,  '69 2 

Idol,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas-Seely's  Black   Hawk,  '75.  2 

Idol  Gift,  by  Idol-Sweepstakes, '88.' 2 

Ike  Shultz,  by  Vosburg-Rainbow,  '85 2 

Illinois  Egbert,  by  Egbert-Bowman's  Clark  Chief,  '88..  2 

Imogene,  by  Princeps-Hambletonian,   '88.. 2 

Ina  G.,  by  Blue  Bull— not  traced,  '82 2: 

Inca,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Mambrino  Pilot,  '82 2 

Independence,  by  Gen.  Knox-Gideon,  '81 2 


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Independence,  by  Young  Hindoo-Tom  Howard,  '82 2:^?>1 

Index,  by  James  R.  Reese-Ethan  Allen,  356,  '84 2 

Indianapolis,  by  Tattler-Mambrino  Chief,  '78 2 

India  Rubber,  by  Rocket — not  traced,  '()8._. 2 

Indicator,  by  Golddust-Bob   Jordan,  '88 2 

Indigo,  by  Indianopolis-Corbeau,  '87 2 

Inez,  by  Sweepstakes-Bertrand,  '85 2 

Inez,  by  The  Moor-Fireman,  '88 .... 2 

Ingomar,  by  Dick-Hambletonian,    572,  '83 2 

Ino,  by  Grey  Eagle  2061 — not  traced,  '83 2 

Invincible,  by  Princeps-Messenger  Duroc,  '88 2 

Iodine,  by  Idol, '88 2 

lola,  by  Peter-Wright's  Rattler,  '86 2 

lolanthe,  by  Victor-Drew,  '86 2 

lona,  by  Alcyone-Mambrino  Chief,  '88 .' 2 

Iowa  Harold,  by  Harold — not  traced,  '87 2 

Ira  Wilkes,  by  George  WilkesTIenry  M.  Patchen,  'S6..   2 

Irene,  by  Dusty  Miller-Vanderver's  Abdallah,  '80 2 

Irish  Lad,  by  Aberdeen,  27 — not  traced,  '85 2 

Iron  Age,  by  Jules  Jurgensen-Drew,  '84 2 

Iron  King — pedigree   not  traced,  '78 2 

Isaac,  by  George  Wilkes  Charles  B.  Loew,  '84. 2 

Isaac  G.,  by  Athelete-Orient,  '87 2 

Isabella,  by  Dictator— not  traced,  '85 2 

Issaquena,  by  Pan'coast-Abdallah,  1 5,  '85 .    2 

Jack,  by  Pilot  Medium-Magna  Charta,  '88 2 

Jack  Barry — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2 

Jack  Draper,  by  Humbird — not  traced,  '76 2 

Jack  Hayden — pedigree  not  traced,  ^^C) 2 

Jack  Lewis,  by  Clinton  Pilot — not  traced,  '68... 2 

Jack  Sailor,  by  Sweepstakes-I>lack  Morgan,  '82 2 

Jack  Shep[)ard,  Jr.,  by  Jack  Sheppard-Ethan   Allen,  '87  2 

Jack  Splan,  by  Almont-Star  Denmark,  '86 2 

Jack  Spratt,  by  Tom  Patchen — not  traced,  '88 2:23 

Jackson,  by  h'ine  Cut — not  traced,  '74 2 

Jacksonville  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:26 


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Jake  Oakley,  by  Black  Hawk,  24— not  traced,  '5(;...(w)  2:32^ 

James  H.  Burke,  by   Tippoo  Horse — not  traced,  '72 2:27^ 

James  D.,  by  Mambrino  Pilot,  "84 2:28^ 

James  G.,  by  Royal  Chief-Alhambra,  '88 2:20 

James  H.,  by  Amboy-Finch's  St.  Lawrence,  '85 2:21^ 

James  II.,  by  Gladiator-Collier,  '84 2:21 

James  Halfpenny,  by  Blue  Bull-Pearsall,  '87  2:29^ 

James  Howell,  Jr.,  by  Hambletonian-Harry  Clay,  '74  ..    2:24 
James  D.  McMann,  by  G.  M.  Patchen,  Jr.— not  t'c'd,7l  2:28| 
Jane  L.,  by  Hambletonian  Mambrino-Paul  Jones,  '87..   2:19-| 

Jane  R.,  by  Alden  Goldsmith-Bayard,  '85 2  20^ 

Janesville,  by  Robert  Fulton-Gen.  McClellan,  '77 2:29^ 

Jay  Bird,  by  Kent-Warchester,  '83 2:30 

Jay-Eye  See,  by  Dictator-Pilot,  Jr.,  '84 2:10 

Jay  Gould,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '72 2:20^ 

J.  B,  by  Dick  Turpin-Emigrant, '87 2:24^ 

J,  B.  S  ,  by  Allie  Gaines-Star  of  the  West,  '88 2:28;^ 

Jeannie,  by  Abraham-Breed  Horse,  '87 2:27^ 

Jeannette,  by  Don  Cossack- Bashaw  Drury,  '85 ._    2:20^ 

Jeff  Wilkes,  by  Geo.  Wilkes-Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  21,  '87  2:29^ 

Jenny,  by  Dandy-Gurst    Horse,    '83 2:29|^ 

Jenny,  by  Red  Eagle-Patalaska,  '72 2:22|- 

Jenny  Holton,  by  Billy  Bacchus — not  traced,   '77 -   2:22^ 

Jenny  L.,  by  Terhune  Horse-Grey  Messenger,  '82 2:27-^ 

Jenny  M.,  by  Joe  Hooper-Von  Moltke,  '87 2:25|- 

Jenny  Sprague,  by  Round's  Sprague-Logan,  '88 2:27| 

Jenny  W.,  by  Brown  Harry-Black  Hawk,  '80  ...    2:30 

Jeremiah,  by  William  WelchCorbeau,  '88 2:22| 

Jericho,  by  Henry  Clay,  8-Grinneirs  Champion,  '77 2:30 

Jerome,  by  Hambletonian-Young  Almack,  '79 2:27 

Jerome,  by  Hamilton  Ashland,  '80 ... 2:25| 

Jerome,  by  Keokuk — not  traced, '76 2:27 

Jerome  Eddy,  by  Louis  Napoleon-Abdallah,  15,  '82 2:lf)|- 

Jerome  Turner,  by  Byerly  Abdallah-Tom  Hal,  3000,  '86  2:15|- 

Jerry  Almont,  by  Almontonian-Ericsson,  '87 2:20^ 

Jerry  L.,  by  Stonewall  Jackson,  Jr.-Bayard,  '87 —   2:28|- 


212       LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IK    HARNESS    UP   TO    1 889. 

Jersey  Boy,  by  Young  Volunteer-Gen.  Taylor,  'SO 2 

Jersey  Prince,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Ii.  B.  Patchen,  '87  .   2 

Jesse — pedigree  not  traced,   '87 2 

Jesse,  by  Ducalion— not  traced,  '87 2 

Jesse  Hammond,  by  Signal-Golddust,  "  80 2 

Jesse  Hanson,  by  Roger  Hanson-Blue  Vein,  "88 2 

Jessie,  by  Vernol  s  Black  Hawk,  "87 2 

Jessie  B.,  by  Don  J.  Robinson-Mambrino  Chief,  Jr.,  '85  2 
Jessie  Ballard,  by  Archie  Hamblctonian — not  traced, '88  2 
Jessie  Dixon,  by  Mambrino  Patchen — not  traced,  "81..   2 

Jessie  Gould,  by  Jay  Gould-Shaeffer  Pony,  '87 2 

Jessie  Hayes,  by  Ned  Forrest-Highlander.  '79 2 

Jessie  Maud,  by  Regulus-Washington, '79 2 

Jessie  Wales,  by  Ajax— not  traced,  '()9 2 

Jewell,  by  Buckingham  Rhode   Island, 'Si 2 

Jewess,  The,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Joe   Downing,   '77.    2 

Jewett,  by  Allie  West-John  Innis,  '88 2 

Jilt,  by  Allegheny  Chief — not  traced,  '62 .(w)  2 

Jim,  by  Daniel  Lambert — not  traced,  '81 2 

Jimbone,  by  Bonesetter — not  traced,  '87 2 

Jim  Bowman,  by  son  of  Ericsson — not  traced,  '80 2 

Jim  Crandall — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2 

Jim  Early,  by  Fitzsim'n's  Champion-Pilgrim  Eclipse, '84  2 

Jim  luiller,  by  Goldenbow- Fletcher,  '88 2 

Jim  Golden,  by  Alaric — not  traced,  '88 2 

Jim  Irving,  by  Snowstorm  (VVilsop's)  Sir  William,  '7r)..   2 

Jim  L.  by  Dan   Voorhees— not  traced,  '88.. 2 

Jim  Lane,  by  Dauntless-Hunter  (Harrington's),  '87 2 

Jim  Mulvenna,  by  Nutwood-Budd  Doble,  '84 2 

Jim  Raven,  by  Star  of  the  West — not  traced,  '77 2 

Jim  Schriber,  by  Rhode  Island-Dusty  Miller,  "84 2 

Jim  Sneaks — pedigree  not  traced,  "88 2 

Jimmy  Steward,  by  Daniel  Lanibert-^not  traced,  '81  ..    2 

Jim  Ward,  by  Columbus-Darkey,  '79 _..    2 

Joe,  by  Young  Plenipo   -not  traced,  '71  - 2 

Joe,  by  Sweepstakes-J  upitcr,  Abdallah,  '87 -.    2 


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Joe  Arthurton,  by  Arthurton-Langford/ST 2:20|- 

Joe  Brown, by  Woodw'd's  Rattler-Burdick's  Engineer, '70  2:22 

Joe  Bunker,  by  George  Wilkes-American  Star, 'S3 2:19|^ 

Joe  Davis,  by  Dr.  Ilerr-Mambrino  Pilot,  '85 2:171 

Joe  Dayton,  by  Puzzler-Honest  Tom, '87 2:25| 

Joe  Green — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:26^ 

Joe  Hooker,  by  Andy  Johnson — not  traced,  '70. 2:3() 

Joe  Kellogg,  by  Tuckahoe  Post  Boy — not  traced,  '78..    2:30 

Joe  Pettit,  by  Ashland,  47-Toronto  Chief,  '77 2:30 

Joe  Rhea — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 . 2:23 

Joe  Ripley,  by  Savvin's  Ilambletonian-Black  Arrow,  '77  2:25 

Joe  S. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:28 

Joe  S.,  by  Daniel  Lambert — not  traced,  '70. .  _ 2:30 

Joe  Young,  by  Star  of  the  West-Bashaw,  '88 2:19|- 

Joe  Udell — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:30 

John  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2:27 

John  S.  Clark,  by  Thomas  Jefferson-Hiatoga,  '81 2:19|- 

John  W.  Conley,  by  Tom  Wonder-Abdallah,  '73 2:24 

John  J.  Cook,  by  Star  of  the  West — not  traced,  '78 2:291 

John  D.,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Kemble  Jackson, '84 2:23^ 

John  Dickson,  by  Monarch,  Jr.-Mambrino  Patchen,  '88.   2:28|- 

John  E.,  by  Clark  Chief-Abdallah   15,  '74 2:28| 

John  Faro — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 .   2:274^ 

John  Ferguson,  by  F"orrest  Mambrino-Winfield  Scott, '88  2:28] 

John  Goldsmith,  by  Volunteer-Marlborough,   '85.^ 2:281- 

John  Grant — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 2:25-1- 

John  IL,  by  Black   Bashaw-Morgan  Hunter,   '78 2:20 

John  Hall,  by  Daniel  Lambert-American    Ethan,  '78 2:25| 

John  Hall,  by  Gen.  Howard— not  traced,  '78 2:25 

John  W.  Hall,  by  Independence-Monarch,  '75 2:25 

John  S.  Ilcald,  by  Whalebone  Knox-Stewart  Morgan, '70  2:27] 
John  Henry,  by  Pilot  Mambrino-Stark's  Morgan,  '87  ..   2:29f 

John  L.,  Marshall's  Patchen~not    traced,  '80.. 2:29-|- 

John  Love,  by  Billy  Denton-Marlborough,  'S3 2:281 

John  M. — pedigree  not  traced,   '88 2:27-|- 

John  McDougall,  by  Bay  Billy— not  traced,  '79 2:29 


214        LIST    OF   2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1 889. 

John  Morgan,  by  Pilot,  Jr.-Medoc,  '64 2:24 

John  Morrill,  by  Winthrop  Morrill — not  traced,  'S6 2:'27|^ 

Johnny  Gordon,  by  Toronto  Chief,  Jr.-St.  Lawrence,  '80  2:25^ 

Johnny  H. — pedigree  not  traced,   'S6 2:30 

Johnn}'  Ilayward.  by  Poscora  Hayward,  '88 2:28 

John  F.  Phelps,  Jr.,  by  Almont-Conscript,  '84 2:26 

John  R.,  by  Idol-Spaulding's  Abdallah,  '81 2:23 

John  R. — pedigree  not  traced.  '87 .   2:25^ 

John  Stewart,  Tom  Wonder-Hambletonian,  2,  '71 2:30 

John  Taylor — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 2:25 

John  Virgin,  by  Dirigo — not  traced,  '75 . 2:29 

John  W.,  by  Knight-Morgan  Black  Hawk, '85... 2:23| 

John  R.  Wise,  b}'  Hambletonian  Tranby-Belmont,  '87  .   2:23^ 
Joker,  by  Hambletonian,  8i4-Andrus'  Hamblct'n,  '75   _   '2y22^j 

Joseph,  by  Blue  Bull~-not  traced, '80 2:29| 

Joseph  A.,  by  Hambletonian,  1727 — not  traced,  '77 2:24 

Josephine,  by  Bashaw  son  American  Star,  '78 2:.')0 

Josephines.,  by  Guy  Miller-Ethan  Allen,  '84 2:24|- 

Josephus,  by  l^ashaw — not  traced,  '81 2:10| 

Jose  S.,  by  Landmark — not   traced,  '85 2:22|^ 

Josh  Billings,  by  Independent-American  Star. '77 2:29| 

Josh  Morse,  by  Wilson's  Messenger  Duroc-H.  Clay,  '86  2:29^ 

Josie  D.,  by  Charlie  Wicker — not  traced,  '85 2:30 

J.  O.,  by  Kentucky    Prince  Jr,-Skinner"s  Joe, '87 2:17^ 

Jubilee  Lambert,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Taft  Horse,  '75  ..   2:25 

Judge  Davis,  by  Joe  Brown-Bellfounder,   62,  '87 2:18f 

Judge  P'ullerton,  by  P^dward  Everett — not  traced,  '75..    2:18 

Judge  Hawes,  by  Jim  Monroe-American    Clay,  '82 2:24 

Judge  Lindsey,  by  Almont  Jr.-Clifton  Pilot,  '85 2:21] 

Judgment,  by  Black  Milo— not  traced,  '80  .. 2:29 

Judge  Parsons,  by  Hambletonian,  3693-Swect  Owen.  '84  2:26-J- 

Judge  Pollard,  by  Tom  Crowder — not  traced,  '77 2:29.1 

Julia  C,  by  Phil  Sheridan-Phil  Sheridan,  '^0 2:23| 

Juncmont,  by  I'rcmont  Jack  Rosey,  '88 2:18^' 

Junio,  by  I^lcctionccr-Granger,  '88 2:22 

Junius,  1))'  Dictator  Conductor,  '86 2:27| 


IJST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.        21  5 

Justina,  by  Almont,  Jr.-IIamlin  Patchen,  "87 ^-23^ 

Kansas  Chief,  by  Young  Josephus-Young  Copperb'm,  '7G  2:21  { 

Kate,  by  Morrill  Drew-Grey  Fearnaught,  '88 2:2l»| 

Kate  Bennett,  by  Blue  Bull-Gen.  Taylor,  73 2:2t)| 

Kate  Campbell,  by  Tliatoga — not  traced,  ''74    ...    2:25^ 

Kate  Evving,  by  Berlin-American  Boy,  Jr.,  '87 2:21;^ 

Kate  Hall   by  Blue  Bull-Proud  American,  Jr.,  '71) 2:24i 

Kate  Isler,  by  Shoo   Fly-Rebel,  '85 2:22| 

Kate  Jordan — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:281 

Kate  McCall,  by  Blue    Bull-Democrat,  '8L . 2:23 

Kate  Owen,  by  Edwin  Forrest — not  traced,  87 2:26^ 

Kate  Preston,  by  Pacing  Pilot — not  traced,  "85 . ~-27|^ 

Kate  Roweli,  by  Byerly  Abdallah-Louis  Napoleon,  '87.   2:2Cf 

Kate  Sprague,  by  Gov.   Sprague-Gen.  Gifford,   '81 .    2:18 

Kate  Taylor,  by  Aberdeen,  27-H.  B.  Patchen,  '82...  ._  2:23| 

Kathrina,  by  Flying  Hiatoga,  '86 2:30 

Katie,  B.,  by  Lord  Nelson-Prowler  Brandy,  '88 .   2:28^ 

Katie  Jackson,  by  Almont-Cadmus,  '77 2:25| 

Katie  M.,  by  G.  M.  Van  Norte  Daniel  Lambert,  *87 2:25^ 

Katie  Middleton,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-AbdalKdi,  L5,'79  2:23 

Keene   Jim,  by  Lookout-Rattler,  501,  '80 2:19^ 

Keller  V.,   by  Abdallah  Mambrino— not  traced,  '88 2:29i 

Kelsey,  by  L'on'Duke — untraced,  '85 2:23^^ 

Kemble  Jackson,  by  Andrew  Jackson — not  traced, '53(w)  2:34 

Kemble  Maid,  by  John  Goldsmith-Harry  Clay, '80 2:28;^ 

Keney — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 2:29| 

Kenilworth,  by  Woodford  Abdallah-Wilkes  Booth,  '80.  2:L8^ 

Keno,  by  Magic-Black  Jeff,  '82 2:23|- 

Kensett  F.,  by  Kensett — not  traced,  '88  .. .    ..   2:2;-'| 

Kenton  Belle,  by  Denmark  Jr.-Rino  Wells,  'SO 2:30 

Kentuckian,   by  Balsora-Brignoli,  '81    ... 2:27^ 

Kentucky  Girl,  by  Edward   G.-Tom   Hal,  '83..    . 2:28|^ 

Kentucky  Hambletonian,  by  V.  Bismarck-J.  Downing,'S7  2:27 
Kentucky  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Red  Jacket,  '80..   2:21;^ 

Key  West — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:28^ 

Kiki,  by  Henry  B.  Patchen — not  traced,  '74 2:28 


2l6        LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 


Iburn  Jim,  by  Hambletonian,  572 — not  traced,  '72.--   2:23 

ng  Almont,  by  Almont-Arabian  (Crocket's),  '88 2:2U 

ng  Clifton,  by  Volante — not  traced,  '87 2:30 

ng  Midas,  by  Woodford   Pilot-Whirlwind,  '87 2:2P^ 

ng  Philip,  by  Mambrino    King-Mambr'  Patchen,  '86-   2:2GJ- 

ng  Philip,  by  Jay  Gould-Hambletonian,  '77 2:21 

ngsley,  by  Wilkins  Micawber-Bellfounder,  '85 2:26^ 

ng,  The,  by  George  Wilkes-Vermont,  '83 2:29| 

ng  of  the  West,  by  Hamdallah-Star  of  the  West,  '85.   2:30 

ng  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Brignolia,  '84... 2:22]- 

ng  William,  by   Hampton-l^linn   Horse,   '74 (w)  2:35 

ng  William,  by  King  William-Pacing  Abdallah,  '82..    2:20| 

nsman  Boy,  by  Dave  Hill— not  traced,  '80 ,  2:28-|- 

rkwood,  by  Bashaw-Green  Mountam  Morgan,  'GO 2:24 

sbar,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '81 2:27f 

smet,  by  Sultan-Samson,  '85 2:25i- 

Clover — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:25| 

Curry,  by  Mambrino  Bruce— not  traced,  '88 ^-^^i 

efoot,  by  Landmark — not  traced,  '87 2:17;^ 

Sanford,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Billy  Denton  2d,  '85  2:21} 

ty,  by  Andrew  Jackson-Stubtail,  '77 2:30 

ty  Abbott,  by  Abbott-Eureka,  '87 2:26| 

ty  B.,  by  Magna  Chief— not  traced,  '88..: 2:27| 

ty  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29} 

ty  Bates,  by  Jim  Monroe — not  traced,  '80 2:10 

ty  Burch,  by  Geo.  B.  McClellan— not  traced,  'S6...   2*24} 

ty  C,  by  Dauntless-Jupiter,  '87... 2:30 

ty  Clyde,  by  Sam.  Kirkwogd — not  traced,  '82 2:29} 

ty  Cook,  by  Abraham-Ethan  Allen,  '70 2:20 

ty  D..  by  Rattler  Tuckahoe-Consul,  '74... 2:26} 

ty  Fi-sher,  by  Hambletonian,  2400— not  traced,  '81  .   2:29} 

ty  Grey — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29} 

ty  Ham,  by  ITambletonian  Mambrino-Silver  l)ukc,'87  2:29|- 

ty  Ives,  by  Dolan-Alger  Horse,  '82 2:28} 

ty  Kilburn,  by  Kilburn  Jim,  Jr. -Honest  John,  'SC).  ..    2:21 
ty  Lynch,  by  HcUfounder,  <!2-Morgan  Sumpter,  '85.    ^:2(!} 


LIST   OF   2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1889.  217 

Kitty  jNIorris,  by  Lon  Morris — not  traced,  'TO 2:30 

Kitty  Patchen,  by  Jeb  Stuart-Hefling's   Hiatoga,  '84..  .  2:21| 
Kitty  M.  Patchen,  by  G.  D.  Patchen-Sir  Henry,  285, 'ST  2:30 

Kitty  Silver,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Joe  Wonder,  '82  ..  2:2T| 

Kitty  Van,  by  Walker  Morrill-Magna  Charta,  '83 2:24 

Kitty  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Clifton  Pilot,  '88 2:30 

Kitty  Wood,  by  Hambletonian,  5T2-C.Moore  Horse, '85  2:24;^ 

Knight,  by  Pilot  Medium-Magna  Charta,  '8T 2:21H 

Knox,  by  Gen.  Knox-Logan,  'SG 2:21>^ 

Knox  Boy,  by  Gen.  Knox — not  traced,  '80 -"-^^'i 

Lady  Alert,  by  Mambrino  Lance-Sampson,  '84 ...  .  2:24^ 

Lady  Alice — pedigree  not  traced,  "T8 2:29^ 

Lady  Augusta,  by  Hambletonian — not  traced,  'TO 2:30 

Lady  Ranker,  by  Hambletonian-Boston,  'T5 2:23 

Lady  Barefoot,  by  Kent-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  54,  '86 2:20|- 

Lady  Blanchard,  by  Hambletonian,  T25-Gen.  Taylor,'T2  2:20^ 

Lady  Blanche — pedigree  not  traced,  'T5 .. 2:28^ 

Lady  Blessington,  by  Middletown-American    Star,  'T9_  2:2T 

Lady  Bonner,  by  Honest    Allen-Hambletonian,  "85 2:24^ 

Lady  Brooks,  by  Whitcomb's  P\'arn't-Harris  Horse,  '8T  2:29;^ 

Lady  Brawnell,  by  Western  F"earn't-Bigler's  Bashaw, '81  2:25f 

Lady  Bullion,  by  Pilot  Medium-Bullion,  '88 2:21|- 

Lady  Byron,  by  Royal  George-Sir  Lovell,  'T5.. 2:28 

Lady  Capoul,  by  Capoul — not  traced,  '88 2:28 

Lady  Clark,  by  Mohawk,  Jr.-Kossuth,  '8L 2:2T 

Lady  Crossan,  by  Sussex  Chief — not  traced, '81 2:28 

Lady  Daggett,  by  Logue   Horse — not  traced,  'T8 2:26 

Lady  Dahlman,  by  Robert  Bonner-son  Black  Hawk,  'T5  2:28 

Lady  De  Jarnette,  by  Indian  Chief-Lytton's  Warfield,'8T  2:28 

Lady  Dinsmore — pedigree  not  traced,   'TT 2:30 

Lady  Don,  by  Don  A.— not  traced,  '88 2:29|^ 

Lady  Elgin,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr.-Blue  Bull,  '86 2:25^ 

Lady  Ellen,  by  Mambrino-Owen  Dale,   '80    ^.  2:29|- 

Lady  Emma,  by  Alcantara-Administrator,  '88 2:23|- 

Lady  Emma,  by  Jupiter-Abdallah,  '64 (w)  2:26^ 

Lady  Emma,  by  Niagara  Champion-Imp.  Consterna'n,'T3  2:28 


2l8        LIST   OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HvVRNESS    UP    TO    1 889. 

Lady  Escott,  by  Arthurton — not  traced,  '88..    . ...    !2:26^ 

Lady  Fleetfoot.     See  Eva. 

Lady  Fox,  by  Ethan  Allen,  853— not  traced,  '73     2:30 

Lady  Foxie,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Breed  Horse,  '81 

Lady  Franklin  [Carrie] — pedigree  unknown,  '64 2 

Lady  Garfield — ^pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2 

Lady  Griswold — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2 

Lady  Griswold,  by  Midnight-Young  Morrill,  'S8. 2 

Lady  Grosbeck,  by  Star  of  the  West — untraced,   '78.    .    2 

Lady  G. — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2 

Lady  H.,  by  Manchester  Tuckahoe — not  traced,  '70 2 

Lady  Hamilton,  by  Toronto  Chief-Sir  Tattoh  Sykes, '71  2 

Lady  Helen^ — pedigree  not  fully  established,  '88 2 

Lady  Hendryx,  by  Dauntless-Tom  Hunter,   '86 2 

Lady  Hughes,  by  Jupiter  Webber's  Tom   Thumb,  '70..   2 

Lady  I.,  by  Billy  Norfolk,  'SO 2 

Lady  Lidependence,  by  B'lk  D'tchm'n-V.  Abdallah  C.,'  85  2 

Lady  Jane — pedigree  not  traced,   '52 ...   2 

Lady  Jerauld,  by  Billy  Denton,  Jr.-Golddust,   '86 2 

Lady  Jupiter,  by  Jupiter-Hambletonian,  '87 2 

Lady  K.,  by  Gen.  Geo.  H.  Thomas-Fazoletta,  '7(^> 2 

Lady  Kate  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague — untraced,   '86..    2 

Lady  Kelso,  by  Btlmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  '84 2 

Lady  Kinsett,  by  Kinsett — not  traced,  '87 2 

Lady  Kerns,  by  Amboy-Blacknose,  '82 . 2 

Lady  Kildeer,  by  Black  Dutchman-Ried's  Dutchman, '77  2 

Lady  Lear,  by  Morgan  Horse-Nelson,  '84 2 

Lady  Lemmon,  by  Knickerbocker-Paul  Clifford,  '82 2 

Lady  Lightfoot,  by  Alleghany  Chief — not  traced,' 70,  (\v)  2 

Lady  Linda,  by  Haven's  Star — untraced,  '88.... 2 

Lady  Lockwood,  by  C.  M.Clay,  20-Rediker's  Alex.W.,'65  2 

Lady  Low,  by  Justin  Morgan — not  traced,  '77 2 

Lady  Loye,  by  Confederate  Chief  Ethan  Allen,  '87 2 

Lady  Lumber,  by  Lumber-Iron  Duke,  '77 2 

Lady  of  Lyons,  by  Argyle-Blue  Grass,  '88 .• 2 

Lady  M.,  by  Dick  Preble-Thunderbolt.  '86. 2:24 


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29' 

30 

30' 

27 

30 

22 

30 

30 

29 

29i 

30 

24A 

30 

2  9  J- 

29 

294- 

28" 

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27 

34 

26 

25 

28 

234r 

23f 


LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1 889.        219 


23 

30 
25 1: 


Lady  M.,  by  Hamlet-Conant's  Black  Hawk,  '86 ...  2 

Lady  M.,  by  Vermont  Hero-Night  Hawk,   '77 2 

Lady  Mac,  by  Mambrino  King-Mambrino  Pilot,  '85  —  2 

Lady  Mac,  by  Whirlwind— not  traced, '77 2 

Lady  Mac — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2 

Lady  Fatridge,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Bay  Chief,  '78.  2 

Lady  Majolica,  by  Dictator-Brown  Chief,  "74 2 

Lady  Martin,  by  Downing  Abdallah — not  traced,  '83  . .  2 

Lady  Mascotte,  by  Red  Wilkes-Alcalde.  '88 2 

Lady  Maud,  by  Gen.  Knox-Sabek,  '75 2 

Lady  Mills,  by  Chosroes-Othello,  '78 2 

Lady  Monroe,  by  Jim  Monroe-Bald  Stockings.  '79 2 

Lady  Mont,  by  Egmont-son  Mambrino  Chief,  '88 .  2 

Lady  Moore,  by  Peacemaker-Westchester,  '81 ..  ..  2 

Lady  Morrison,  by  Volunteer-American  Star,  '70 2 

Lady  Moscow — pedigree  not  traced, '49 —  2 

Lady  Preston,  by  Dr.  Herr-Mambrino  Pilot,  Jr.,  '80 2 

Lady  Prewitt,  by  Clark  Chief-Lexington,  '70 2 

Lady  Pritchard,  by  Gr'n  M't'n  Banner-Flying  Morgan,'78  2 

Lady  Richwood,  by  Richwood-Ericsson,  '80 2 

Lady  Rolfe,  by  Tom  Rolfe-Montezuma,  '80 2 

Lady  Ross,  by  Vergennes  B.  H.-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  20,  '7L  2 

Lady  Sampson,  by  Dolphus-Copperbottom,  '78  ._ 2 

Lady  Sargeant,  by  Champion,  808 — not  traced,  '80 2 

Lady  Scud,  by  Edward  Everett — not  traced,  '83 2 

Lady  Shannon,  by  Hambletonian,  2 — not  traced,  '01 2 

Lady  Sheridan — ^pedigree  not  traced,  '69 2 

Lady  Sherman,  by  Gen,  Sherman-Darkey,   '81 2 

Lady  Snell,  by  Godfrey  Patchen-Biggart's  Rattler,  '75.  2 

Lady  Spanker,  by  Wide  Awake-Sampson,  '80.. 2 

Lady  Star,  by  Sir  Henry — not  traced,  '70 2 

Lady  Stevens.     See  Alice  Peyton. 

Lady  Stout,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Mark  Time,  '74 2:29 

Lady  Suffolk,  Engineer  2d-Don  Quixote,  '44 2:20|- 

Lady  Sutton,  by  Morgan  Eagle — not  traced,  '49 2:30 

Lady  Thistle,  by  Pineapple-Volunteer,  '87 2:27|- 


23 
30 
29 
25 
23 
251 

i4 

24| 

20^ 

291 

25^ 

271 

30 

30 

30 

21 

29i 

22i 

903 

28f 
27i 
29^ 


28^ 
28|- 
25|- 
23J- 
26-1- 
24 


220       LIST    OK    2:30    HOUSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    'I'o    1889. 

dy  Thorn,  by  Manibn'no  Chicf-C'iano,  '(19. 2:18| 

dy  Thonu',  by  l)arlby-Stai-b'i;lil,  'Si 2:25 

dy  ThonUoii,  by  Mapcs  J  lorsc-IulsaJl's   JupitLT,  '82.    2:20] 

dy  'I'i^lic,  by  I  laniblctonian,  S()T — not  traced,  'TO 2:29 

dy  Triceps,  b)'  Triceps-Dolan,  '88 2:28 

dy    rui'i)in,  b\'  l^ell  Mori^an-Hri^noli, 'To 2:28 

dy  Upton,  b\-  (ien.  ( irant-American  Eagle,  '85  . 2  29 

dy  Vernon      pedigree  not  traced,  '58 2:29i 

dy  Voorhees,  by  Manch'st'r  Tuckahoc     not  tr'c'd,'TS  '_i:i23|- 

dy  Wellington,  by  Victor — not  traced, '88. .. . 2:25] 

dy  Whitefool,  by  W.  M.  Rysdyk-Matthew's  H.  11.,'SS  2:I8| 
(1)'  Whitman,  by  y\ni.  Star-  \  "ng  M'scnger  Diiroc'TO   2:80 
dy  Williams,  by   I'ai'son's  I  I  orse-Paige's  Logan,  'T5..    2:28i- 

dy  Winship,  \>y  11.  I'..  Winship  Hlack  Kalph,  'S8 2:231 

dyWondc-r,  In'  Little  Woudc'r-Whitrhail  jr., '88 2:25 

dy  Wonder,  by  lH.-rgus  McCiregor-Manhat tan,  '88...    2:28|- 

dy  Woodruff,  by  Washington-(ien.  Coffee,  '5T ..    2:29 

(irange,  by  Sultan-Overland,    '8(! 2:28^ 

h-da-dah,  b\'   h'erdinand  C      not  traced,  'ST 2:20 

mmcrnioor,  by  Rumor-  Jay  (iould.  'S8 2:80 

nert,  by  Black  llawk-Lee  1^00, 'C.l 2;2TJ, 

ndmai'k  |l\larion|      pedigree  not- traced, '84 2:28^ 

Oscaletla.  b\-  Dictator-imp.  Osirus,  'SS  ..  .    2:29| 

Laprairie  (lirl,  1)>'  Hen  Morrill  -not  traced,  '8S 2:29| 

rgesse,  by  Scott's   Thomas-Woful,   '82    2:25 

rkin,  by  \'oung  Woful-Royal  ( It'orge, 'Ti)    2:30 

St  Chance,  by  Victor  Bismarck-Dictator,  '88 2:28| 

ura  IC,  by  Swigert-Helllounder,  C".,  'ST.. 2:28 

ura  IVL,  by  Washington      not  traced, '88 2:27 

ura,  Williams,  by  L.than  .\llen-\'ort  h  America,  'TT..    2:24i- 

w  rciui',  l)\-  1  )r.  Lranklin-'Moi  rill  Ch.impion,  'S8 .    2:25i- 

A'da,  1))'  Ai)c'!(U'en-Brand\\\  ine,  'T'.* 2:25-i- 

.eicester,  1)\-   Deucalion-  11.  H.  Winship, '88 2:27 

,ee  W.,  i)\-  liourbon  Blue,  'Sf      2:23] 

.egal  K.,  ])y  Legal    Tender  J  r.-l-raids,  'S2 2:80 

.egal    I  I'lulcr,  by  l-'-'g-d    TciuKr      not   traced,  '80 2:2T.} 


T,TST   OF   2:30    HOUSES    IN    HARNESS    Ul'    TO    1 889.  221 

Lclah  J  I.,  by  ITomcr-ScntincI, 'S4 '2:'24|. 

Lcni,  by  Orani^e  County-Toni    Thumb, '83 2:2Ti- 

Lemonade,  by  Kentucky  Prince  jr. -Melbourne  Jr.,  '87,  2:27] 

Lena  .Swallow,  b>-  Hlue  Hull-Archie  Li-hlfoot,  '85 2:1!> 

Lena  Wilkes,  by  Harney  Wilkes-Frank  Allen,  '87 2:2t)| 

Leonard,  IL  Z.,  by  Dubois'  Ham.  l^'ince-N.  Y.  Boy,'.S8.  2:;U) 

Leon  J^oy,  by  SprinoviHc  Chief-l'eter  Jones,  '83.. 2:29| 

Lcontine,  by  Hamlet-Clark  Chief,  '82 2  23] 

Leroy,  '88 2:30 

Lettie  Watterson,  by  Jim  .Scriber — not  traced,  '88 2:24| 

Leviathan,  by  Flyin<^  Cloud — not    traced,  '06 (w)  2:34 

Lewinski,  by  Maml)rino  Messen^^er — not  traced,  '77 2:25] 

Lewis  R.,  by  Mammont-Davis'  Hoston,  '8(5  ...    2:23 

Lewis,  R.  M.,  by  Rrown  Henry-Black  Pilot,  \S7 2:2!) 

Lew  Ives,  by  Lthan  Allen,  356-Stubtail,  '73 2:28 

Lew  Pettee,  by  Ik-nson  Horse— not  traced, '(18 2:2!> 

Lew  Sayers,  by  C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  20— not  traced,  '70 2:28] 

Lew  Scott,  by  H iatooa— not  traced,  '7i) 2:23 

Lexino-ton,  by  Kincv  Phillip-Mambrino  Patchen,  '88 2:24^ 

Libby  S.,  by  Walker's  Corbeau-Drennon,  '87 2:11)] 

License — pedigree  not  traced,  '70    2:2<!| 

Lida  Bassett,  by  Forest  King-Alcalde,  '7*J 2:20^ 

Lida  Picton — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:27.V 

Lillian,  by  Almont-Cadmus,  '82 2:23 

Lillian  I).,  by  Wilgus  Clay-Cadmus,  '88 2:30 

Lilly — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:2G| 

Lilly  C,  by  Dr.  Herr-Whip  Clay,  '87 2:2L| 

Lilly  Dale,  by  Alden  Goldsmith-Abdallah,  104,  '84 2:25] 

Lilly  J.,by  Bayard-Chevalier, '84 2:25 ^ 

Lilly  Langtry,  by  Mand)rino  Ham.-Seneca  Chief,  '85..  2:23] 

Lilly  Shields,  by  King  Cadmus,  '74 2:2t)} 

Lilly  Stanley,  by  Whippleton— not   traced,  '88 2:17^ 

Lime  Bullard,  '88 2:30 

Linda  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Grey's  Mam.  Chief,'88  2:20 

Linnette,  by  Onward-Mambrino  Time,  87 2:2!>] 

Linnic,  by  Egbert- Mambrino  Time,  '88 2:25 


222         IJST    OF    2:30    IlOkSIlS    IN    HARNESS    UT    TO    1889. 


,in wood,  '88 - -. 

,ister,  by  Almont-Johnson's  Toronto,  '87 

,ittlc  IkMi,  by  Hen  Morrill,  '87  ..- ..- 

,ittle  Billy,  by  Clear  Grit-Thornhurn's  R.  George,  '8(). 

.ittle  Crow,  by  Reconstruction-Sherman   B.  H  ,  '84 

,ittle  Dick,  by  Kthan  Allen,  474-Golddrop,   '87.. 

,ittle  Eva, by  Hamblet'o'n  Prince-Harris'  Mam.Chief,'88 

jttle  r^rank — pedigree  not  traced,  '7()  . .    . - 

,ittle  Fred,  by  Dirigo — not   traced,  '(»!> 

,ittlc  i'^rcd — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 .- 

,ittle  I'Ved,  by  Eastman  Morgan-Blackbird,  '77 . 

,ittle  Gem,  by  H.  B.  Patchen.  '81 

,ittle  Gipscy,  by  Tom  Mai,  ^5000 — not  traced,  '77 

,ittle  Jake — pedigree  not  traced,   '7-1 ... 

,ittle  Joe,  by  Bob   Hunter-P'itzsim'n\s  St.  Lawrence,'  8(J 

,ittlc  Joe,  by  Joe  Bates — not  traced,  '88 

,ittle  Longfellow,  by  Plying  Morgan — not    traced,  '73. 

.ittle  Mack,  by  Columbus — not  traced,  '74 

.ittle  Mary,  by  Mustapha — not  traced,   '76 .. 

,ittle  Miss,  by  Abdallah-Capt.  Walker,  '83 

,ittle  Ned,  by  Hotspur,  Jr. — not  traced,  '8P 

jttle  Nell,  by  Jefferson  Prince-Hugo,  '88 

.ittle  Sam,  by  Hall  Horse — not  traced,  '77 

,ittle  Sioux,  by  Monitor-Ben   Roodhouse,  '8L 

,ittlc  Thorne,  by  Dauntless-PLimlet,  '88 1 . 

-ittle  'Pommy,  by  Blackwood,  Jr.  -  not   traced,   '8.").... 

-ittle  Walter,  by  Clarion  Chief — not  traced,  '81! 

-ittle  Wonder,  by  lilue  Bull-Sovereign   Glencoe,  '77.  .. 

-ittle  Wonder,  by  Tom  Wonder-May  Day,  '78 

-i/./.ie  2d,  by  TroubleT\aragon  Morgan,  '80 

-izzie  ¥.  by  Windsor-.St.  Charles,    '87 

-iz/.ie  M.,  by  Thomas  Jefferson-Legal  Tender,  '8P. 

A/./AC  O'Brien — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 

-izzie  R..  by  Mambrino  Boy-Cripple,  '85 

.i/.zie  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Joe  Hooker,  ^8Q 

.oafer — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 


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Logan,  by  Wadleigh's  Logan — not  traced,  'TH 2 

Logan  Chief,  by  L  J.-Vermonter,  '8(! 2 

Lola,  by  Kenyon's  Kemblc  Jackson,  Jr.,  '77 2 

Lollie  T.,  by  Vermont-Red   Fox,  '84-.. 2 

Lona  Guffin,  by  IMue  Bull-Pete  Guffin,  '82... 2 

London,  by  Mambrlno  Patchen-Edvvin  Forrest,   '82 2 

Longfellow,  by  Ilambletonian,  725 — not  traced, 2 

Longfellow  Whip,  by  Kentucky  Whip,  '80 2 

Lon  M. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 .  2 

Longford,  by  Chosroes-Derby  Bashaw,  '88.. 2 

Lookout,  by  (jen.  Light  foot-Rising  Sun,  '8(i 2  28| 

Lord  l^yron,  by  (jen.  Benton-Wissahickon,  '88    2:29 

Lord  Nelson,  by  Wellington-Holbart  Colt,  "85 2 

Loretta — petligree  not  traced,  '87 - 2 

Loretta  F.,  by  Hamlet  Col.  (irayson,  '88 .  2 

Lothair,  by  Ciilbreth  Kno.x-Eaton  Horse,  '75. 2 

Lot  Slocum,  by  Flectioneer-Mohawk  Chief,  '88  . .  2 

Lothair,  Jr.,  by  Lothair-Young  Drew, '88 2 

Lotta,  by  Florida-Daniel  Lambert,  '85  .  .  _ . 2 

Lottery,  by  Hambletonian — not  traced,  '71 l  2 

Lootie,  by  Foxhunter — unknown,  '85 2 

Lottie,  by  Hambletonian-Black   Hawk  24,  '78 2 

Lottie  K.,  by  Am.  I^mperor   Jr.-l  lambletonian,  157,  '71)  2 

Lottie  K.,  by  Sciuire  'i\almage-C.  M.  Clay  Jr.,  22,  '80  ...  2 

Lottie  M.,  by  Ne])hew-Chieftain,  '80 2 

Lottie  Thorn,  by  Mam.  Patchen-Redmond's  Abd'lah,'85  2 

Lottie  W.,  by  Clark  Chieftain-Mambrino  Archy,  '87  ...  2 

Louis  D.,  by  King  William — not  traced,  '82 2 

Louise,  by  .Volunteer-Lthan  Allen,  '81 2 

Louise  N.,  by  Alpine,  't-;^> 2 

Louis  R.,  by  Louis  Napoleon-Mambiino  Chief,  Jr.,  '87.  2 

Louis  S.,  by  Bashaw  Pilot-Honest  John,  "87 2 

Lou  Spraguc,  by  Gov.  Sprague  Lance,  '88 2 

Lou  Whipple,  by  Ilambletonian,  725 — not  traced,  '77.  2 

Lowland  Girl,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr. — Blue  Bull,  '87 .  2 

Lowland  Mary,  by  American  Star,  37-Geo.M.Patchcn,'87  2 


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Lucca,  by  Ethan  Allen,  8(>0-Thurston's  B.   H,  'TO 2:30 

Lucilla,  by  Nephew-Gen.  McClellan,  'S3 2 

Lucille,  by  Exchequer — not  traced,  '78 . 2 

Lucille  Golddust,  by  Golddust-Bald  Hornet,  '78 2 

Lucille's  Baby,  by  Princeps-Golddust,   '88 2 

Eucrece,  by  Robert  Whaley — not  traced,  '82 .   2 

Lucy,  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen-May  Day,  72 2 

Lucy,  by  Hambletonian,  867-Hiatoga  Johnnie,  '82 2 

Lucy,  by  Royal  Revenge-Harkaway,  '80 2 

Lucy  C.,  by  Hotspur-Marshal  Ney,  '70 , 2 

Lucy  FlciTiing,  by  Peavine-Brinker's  Drennon,  '70 2 

Lucy  Fry,  by  Blue  Bull-Jim  Monroe,  '80 2 

Lucy  Walter,  by  Sir  Walter-Sentinel,  '85 ... 2 

Luclla,  by  Chickamauga-Trojan,  '87 2 

Lula,  by  Norman  imp.  Hooton,  '75 2 

Lula  Hambletonian,  by  Hamblet'n,  IG-tl-not  traced, '87  2 

Lulu  F.,  by  Ericsson,  130-Bay  Messenger,  '82 .    .   2 

Lulu  Judd,  by  Royal  Duke  Royal  George,  '8-i 2 

Lumps,  by  George  Wilkes-Pearsall,  '82 2 

Luzerne,  by  Gen.  Washington-Hamlet,  88 . . 2 

Lydia  Thompson,  by  Wild  W^agoner-Saladin,  '72.  ... .    2 

Lyman,  by  Bay  Chicf-CanadianRed  Buck,  '80..      .- 2 

Lynn  W.,  by  SponsellerTuckahoc-Rollman   Horse,  '87.   2 

Lynwood,  by  Clinker-Stuart  Lindley,  '84  . . 2 

Lyra,  by  Antenor-Peacemake.r,  '85  . . 2 

Lysander  Boy,  by  Lysander-Winc  Creek  B.  H.,  '78 2 

Mabel  A.,  by  Attorney-Tramp,  '80 2 

Mabel  H.,  by  Col.  West — not  traced,  '87  . 2 

Mabel  S.,  by  Landmark-Niagara  ChamjMon, '88 2 

Mac  D.,  by  Robert  McGregor— not  traced,  "88 .-    2 

Mack,  by  Morgan  Caisar-Bush  Messenger,  '53 2 

McCormack,  J.  11.,  by  Wagner  Bashaw-Flaxtail,  '84  . . .   2 

McEwen,  by  1  lamblctonian,  i644-Bassinger,  '88 2 

McGregor  Boy,  by  Robert  McGregor-Romulus,  '80 2 

McKenzie,  by  Antenor-Columbu?;,  '85 2 

McLeon,  by  Mambrino  Blit/en-John   Dillard, '87 2 


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McLeod.  by  Saturn-Vermont  Hero,  '87 

Maclure,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Raven,  'S3 

McMahon,  by  Administrator-Almont,  '85 

Madavvaska  Maid — pedigree  not  traced,  '68 

Madeline,  by  Hambletonian-American    Star,  '83 . 

Magdallah,  by  Primus-Mambrino   Rattler,  85.... 

Magenta,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Abdallah  15,  '77.. 

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e  B. — pedigree  not  fully  established,  '87. 

e  Briggs,  by  American   Clay-Sebastopol,  '74..... 

e  C,  by  Hambletonian    725-Eldred,  '81 

e  C,  by  St.  Almo-John  Morgan,  86 

e  E.,  by  Nutwood-George  M.  Patchen,   Jr.,  '88 

e  F.,  by  Menelaus-Yorkshire  Lexington,  '81 .. 

e  F.,  by  Newry — not  traced,  '83 

e  H.,  by  Iron  Duke-Stonewall,  8-1: 

e  K.,  by  Brown   Chief-Myer's  Foxhunter,  '85  .... 
e  Kevan,  by  Star  of  the  West — not  traced,  '85.. 

e  Knox,  by  Oceana  Chief-Sir  Henry,  '85 

e  Lambert,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Young  B.  H.,  '85 

e  M.,  by  Patrick  Ilenry-Prince   Moscow,  '77. 

e  G.  Middleton,  by  Bay  Middlet'n-Magna  C.,  '85. 

e  Miller,  by  Harry  Kno.x-Bay  State,  '86 . 

e  Morrill,  by  Charley  B. — not  traced,  '83. 

e  S. — pedigree  not  traced,  '76  . .. 

e  S.,  by  Roland-Megibben's  StoncAvall,  '84 

Magic,  by  J  im  Fisk-Sam  Slick,  '83 

Magna  Wilkes,  by  Geo.  Wilkes-Magna  Charta,  '88 

Magnet,  by  Magnolia-Abdallah,  15,  '88 

Magnolia,  by  Magnolia — not  traced,  '74. 

Maiden,  by  Electioneer-Norman,  '87 

Maid  of  Monti,  by  Comet — not  traced,  '79 . 

Maid  of  Oaks,  by  Duke  McClellan — not  traced,  '87 

Majolica,  by  Startle-Clark  Chief, '  85 

Major,  by  Gen.  Putnam-Flying  Cloud,  '85 

Maj.  Allen,  by  Frank  Allen,  '71 

Maj.  Edsall,  by  Abdallah,  15-Hambletonian,  2,  '73 


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Maj.  King,  by  Careless — not   traced,  '78 2:30 

Maj.  Lord,  by  Edward  Everett— not  traced, '79 2:23f 

Maj.  Root — pedigree  untraced,  '74 2:27 

Maj.  S. — pedigree  untraced,  '77 2:29 

Malacca.     See  Carrie  B. 

Mallory,  W.  M.,  by  Orange  County— not  traced,  '79 2:30 

Malvina,  by  Fearnaught  Spy — not  traced, '85 .. 2 

Mambrinette,  by  Mambrino  Gift-Mambrino  Chorister,  87  2 
Mambrino  Archy,  by  Mambrino  Boy-John  Dillard,  '80.  2 
Mambrino  Boy,  by  M'b'o  Pat'n,  C.  M.  c'lay,  Jr., 22, '76.  2 
Mambrino  Clay,  Jr.,  by  Mambrino  Clay-Searcher,  '80.-  2 
M'b'o  Diamond,  by  M'b'o  P't'n-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  22,  '88.  2 
Mambrino  Dick,  by  M'b'o  Time-Bonnie  Scotland,  '88..  2 
M'b'n  Dudley,  by  Woodford  M'b'o-Edwin  Forrest,  '87.  2 
Mambrino  General,  by  M'b'o  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '78.  2 
Mambrino  George,  by  M'b'o  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '83.   2 

Mambrino  Gift,  by  Mambrino  Pilot-Pilot,  Jr.,  '7-i 2 

Mambrino  Kate,  by  M'b'o  Patchen  State  of  Maine,  '78.   2 

Mambrino  Maid,  by  Chief-Case's  Frank  Moscow,  ^SQ 2 

Mambrino  Sotham,  by  Mambrino  Gift — not  traced, '83.  2 
Mambrino  Sparkle,  by  Mambrino  Chief,  Jr.-Sparkle,  "86  2 

Mambrino  Star,  by  Mambrino  Chief-Red  Buck,  '74 2 

Mambrino  Swigert,  by  Swigert-Lakeland  Abdullah,  '86.  2 
Mambrino  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Williams'  Mam. ,'85  2 

Mamie,  by  Blue  Bull,  75 — not  traced,  '82 2 

Mamie  Comet,  by  Nutwood-Sportsman,  '8(5 2 

Mamie  M.,  by  Crittenden-Clark's  Daniel   Boone,  '84 2 

Mamie  W.,  by  Pickpocket-Voorhees'  Abdallah,  '88 2 

Mamie  Woods,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Magnolia,  '88 2 

Manon,  by  Nutwood-Hasbrouck's  llambl't'n  Chief,  '84.  2 

Mansiield,  by  Messenger  Duroc-IIarry  Clay,  '87 2 

Manzanita,  by  Electioneer-St.  Clair,  '86 2 

Marcus,  by  Administrator-State  of  Maine,  'S6 2 

Margaret,  by  Sultan-The  Moor,  '86 2 

Marguerite,  by  Hambletonian,  '78 2 

Marin,  by  Ouinn's  Patchcn-lMnigrant,  '87 2 


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Marion,  by  Tom   Crovvder — not  traced,  '76 . 

Marion,  (Ringer),  '87 

Marion  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 . . 

Mark  Time,  by  Robert  McGregor-Glancey's  Morgan,  '84 
Marquis,  by  Clay  Abdallah-Spaulding's  Abdallah,  '88.. 

Mars,  by  Gen.  Sherman-Superb,  '84 

Marshal  B.,  by  Chadvvick-Pelham  Tartar,   '88 

Marshal  T.,  by  George  Sherwood-Rook  Miranda,  '88... 

Martha,  by  Prosper — not  traced,  '79 

Martha  Washington,  by  Blucher — not  traced,  '77 

Marvel,  by  Messenger  Chief — not  traced,  'SI.. 

Marvel,  by  Mambrino  Pilot,  Jr. — not  traced,  '87 

Mary,  [Big  Mary],  by  George  M.  Patchen-Saladin, '71 .. 
Mary  Anderson,  by  Lightwood-Tom    Hal  (Moore's"),  '88 

Mary  Ann,  by  Bay  State-Hiatoga,  'S6 

Mary  Davis,  by  Rattler — not  traced,  '74 

Mary  Kent,  by  Kent,  '88 : 

Mary  Powell,  by  De  Witt  Clay-Young  Cardinal, '86 

Mary  Russell,  by  Joe  Brown-Young  Bellfounder,  '78 

Mary  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Abdallah  164,  '8Q 

Marysville  Queen,  by  Signal  o327-Grey  Eagle,  '75  ..  (w) 

Mary  A.  Whitney,  by  Volunteer — not  traced,  '74 

Matchless,  by  Nil  Desperandum-Young  Morrill, '88 

Matilda,  by  Nutwood-Berkley's  Edwin  Forrest,  '88 

Matthew  Smith — pedigree  not  traced,  '71 . 

Mattie,  by  Hambletonian-Young  Engineer,  '78 

Mattie  B.,  by  Phil  Sheridan,  Jr.-Mclntyre  Horse,  '85.. 

Mattie  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 

Mattie  C,  by  Seneca  Chief,  '88  ... . 

Mattie  D.,  by  Bay  Middleton-Hero,  Jr.,  'S6 

Mattie  Graham,  by  Harold-Mambrino  Chief,  '82 

Mattie  H.,  by  Blue  BulkPoulter's  Davy  Crocket,  '84... 

Mattie  Hunter,  by  Glendale-Jim  Crow,  '88 

Mattie  K.,  by  Hinsdale  Horse-Harris'  Mambrino,  '86.. 

Mattie  Lyle,  by  Morrill — not  traced,  77... 

Mattie  Price,  by  Woodford    Mambrino-Idol,  '85 


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Mattie  Wilkes,  by  Lyle  Wilkes-Lumber,   'S6 2:30 

Matt  Fisher,  by  Ripon  Boy,  '88 2:29| 

Matt  Kirkvvood,  by  Kirkwood — not  traced,  '70  .. 2:80 

Maud,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star,  '75 2:29f 

Maud,  by  Othello— not  traced,  '88 2:29^ 

Maud  A.,  by  Rysdyk-Roebuck,  '^d 2:26| 

Maud  Cook,  by  Iron  Duke — dam  untraced,  '85. 2:30 

Maud  Knox,  by  Winthrop  Knox — not  traced,  '88 2:29f 

Maud  L.,  by  Grey  Dan-son  Hiram  Drew, '87 2:30 

Maudlen,  by  Ilarold-Belmont,  '88 2:25| 

Maud  M. — pedigree  not  traced, '85 2:30 

Maud  Macey,  by  Joe  IJooker-Star  Denmark,  '70 2:27f 

Maud  Messenger,  by  Messenger  Chief-Gentle  Breeze, '84  2:10-| 

Maud  Muller,  by  Coupon-John  Robinson,  '85 ..    2  29| 

Maud  Muller,  by  Lockerbie — not  traced,  '87 2:30 

Maud  R.,  by  Cunard-Butcher  Boy, '88 2:27 

Maud  S.,  by  IJarold-Pilot,  Jr.,  '85  ... . 2:08| 

Maud  T.,  by  Almont,  Jr.-Sovereign,  Jr.,  '82 2:26 

Maud  W.  W.  W.,  by  Gen.  Reno-Bidwell's  Rattler,  •85..   2:23| 

Maxie  Cobb.,  by  Happy  Medium-Black  Jack,  '84 2:13|- 

May,  by  Jordan's  Young  Moscovv-Windflower,  ^S5. 2:25 

May  Bird,  by  George  Wilkes-John  C.  Fremont,    '77 2:21 

May  l^ird,  by  Jimmy-Cady's  Champion,  '84 2:2F^ 

May  Bird,  by  Blue  Bell-Pilo^  Jr..  '84 2:23 

May  Boy,  by  Hambletonian,  725-Hambletonian, '85 2:2G 

May  Clark — pedigree  not   traced, '80 2:29:|- 

May  Day,  by  Dread-Fenian  Chief,  '87 2:23-|- 

May  Day,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  54 — not  traced,  '78..   2:30 

May  F.,  by  Adirondack,  '87. 2:30 

Mayflower,  by  Mambrino  Pilot — not  traced,  'S6 2:27]- 

May  Gould,  by  Jay  Gould  Draco,  '88    2:24]- 

May  II..  by  Chicago  Volunteer-Plow  Boy,   '83. 2:2r.| 

May  Howard,  by  Capt.  Hanford — not  traced,  '7<) 2:24 

May  Morning,  by  Daniel   Lambert-Ethan   Allen,  '81...   2:30 

May  Queen,  by  May  Day,  '07. 2:26 

May  Oueen,  by  Norman-Crockett's  Ar;ibian,  '75 2:20 


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May  Williams,  by  Champion  Prince-Independent,  '88..   2:2Gi 

May  Thorn,  by  Thorndale-Jupiter,  \S2 . 2:24| 

Mazomania,  by  Gen.  Morgan-Brown's  Bellfounder,  '77.   2:20;^ 

Meander,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  'S4 2:26|^ 

Medoc — pedigree  not  traced,  '71. —  .    2:28|- 

Mella  G  ,  by  Dr.  Ilerr-Geo.  Bell,  '88 2:22i 

Menlo,  by  Nutwood — not  traced, '87 -    2:21^ 

MMiss,  by  Commander-Outlaw,  '88   ... 2:291 

Merry  Thought,  by  Happy  Medium-Blackwood,  '85    ..    2:22^ 

Merva  K.,  by  Mambrino  Boy-Grey  Hawk,  Jr.,  '88    2:29| 

Messenger  Knox,  by  Gen,  Knox-Prince,  '77.  ... ..   2:30 

Messenger  Wilkes,  by  Red  W^ilkes-Messenger  Chief,'88.    2:21)| 

Metropolis — pedigree  not  traced,  'GO . . .    2:30 

Middlesex,  by  Seneca  Chief-Greyhound,  '70 .    2:2-i 

Middletown,  Jr.,  by  Middletown-Andrew  Jackson,3()3,'80  2:27^ 

JVl  idge,  by  Wilkie  Collins — not  traced,  '8u 2:27|- 

Midnight,  by  Peacemaker-Drew  Horse,  78 2:18-| 

Mignon,  by  Sentinel-Toronto,  'SO . 2:27| 

Mikado,  by  Highland  Chief — not  traced,  '87 2:2(>f 

Mikagan,  by  Onward-Woodford  Mambrino,  '88 2:27 

Mike,  by  Beecher-Clifton   Pilot,   '8-1: 2:28 

Mike  Jefferson,  by  Thomas  Jefferson — not  traced,  '70  _   2:20| 

Mila  C,  by  Blue  Bull — not  traced,  '73 2:2('4 

Milkmaid,  by  I^^orbcs-Champion,  808,  '87 !^:26i 

Mill  Boy,  by  Jay  Gould  Shaffer  Pony, '81 2:26 

Miller's  Damsel,  by  Jackson  Little  Duroc, '58 2:28^ 

Mill  Girl,  by  Jay  Gould-Shaffer  Pony,  '87 2:22^ 

Milo,  pool,  by  Milwaukee-Bay  Mambrino,  '85 2:21 

Milton,  by  Smuggler-The  Knight  of  St.  George,  'SO 2:30 

Milton  Medium,  by  Happy  Mediuni-liamblet'n,  1727,'82  2:25^ 

Mink,  by  Michie-Onderdonk,  '84 2:29| 

Minnesota,  by  Portion-Mambrino  Patchen,  '84 2;27| 

Minnie  B.,  by  Charley  B.-Seneca  Chief,  '85 2:29]^ 

Minnie  C  ,  by  Jack  Sheppard-Abdallah,  16,  '86  , 2:25] 

Minnie  D.,  by  Nonpareil-Canadian  pacing-horse,  '84 2:23i 

Minnie  Maxfield,  by  Charley — not  traced,  '80 .   2:28^^ 


230        LIST    OF   2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UT    TO    1889. 

Minnie  Moulton,  by  Lambert  Chief  Drew  Horse,  'Si 2 

Minnie  R.,  by  J.  C.  Breckinridge — not  traced,  '82 2 

Minnie  Warren,  by  Night  Hawk — not  traced,  '82 2 

M inot,  by  Rochester-Mambrino  Patchen,   '88 2 

^Misfortune,  by  Chancellor  Morgan-Black  Snake,  'SC> 2 

Miss  Cawley,  by  Jack  Lainbert-Broughton    Horse, '87-.   2 
Miss  Fanny  Jackson,  by  Bay  Lambert-S.  Jackson,  '88..   2 

Miss  Legacy,  by  Legacy-Dusty  Miller,  '85 2 

Miss  Leland,  by  Leland-Young  America,  '85 . .   2 

Miss  Mccurdy,  by  Hambletonian,  IGil-Backwood,  Jr.,' 88  2 

Miss  Miller,  by  Monogram — not  traced,  '87 2 

Miss  Murray,  by  Union-Lent's  Messenger,  'SO .    2 

Miss  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Clifton  Pilot, '88 2 

Miss  Woodford,  by  Blackwood,  Jr.-Clark  Chief,  '87 2 

Mist,  by  King  Rene-Steele's  Snowstorm,  '85 ...  2 

Mistake,  by  Marshal  Kleber-Garrard  Chief,  '88 2 

Mistletoe,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Gen.  G.  H.  Thomas,'82  2 

Misty  Morning,  by  Marksman-Idol,  '87  ... . 2 

Mocking  Bird,  by  Mambrino  King-Toronto  Chief.Jr., '88  2 

Modesty,  by  Tom  Wonder,  147-American  Star,  '78 2 

Modjeska,  by  Advance — not  traced,  '88 . 2 

Modie  H.,  by  Bayard-P^oote'sClay,  84 2 

Modoc,  by  Morgan  Hunter — not  traced, '81 ...    2 

Modoc,  by  TornadoT\nvcr\s  Morgan  Rattler,  '78 2 

Modoc,  by  Aberdeen — not  traced,  '83 2 

Mohawk  Chief,  by  Mohawk,  Jr. — not  traced,  '77 2 

Mohawk  Gift,  by  Mohawk,  Jr.-Campbell's  Hiatoga,  '88.  2 
Mohawk,  Jr.,  005,  by  Mohawk-Robinson's  Bellf'der,  '72.    2 

Moh;:.wk,  Jr.,  (iOO,  by  Mohawk — not  traced,  '77 .   2 

Mohawk  Kate,  by  Mohawk,  Jr.,  000- Flying  Hiatoga,  '82  2 
Mohawk  Prince,  by  The  Commodore — not  traced,  '79..    2 

Molly,  by  Dolphus-Abdallah,   (JO 2 

Molly,  by  Magna  Charta-Young  Plori/.el,  '74 ..    2 

Molly — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2 

Molly  B.,  by  Duke  of  Saratoga — not  traced,  '85 2 

Moll}'  Bell,  by  Consternation — not  traced,  '82 —   2 


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Molly  Drew,  by  Winthrop-Jack    Hawkins,  'SO '2 

Molly  G.,  by  Pickett-St.  Charles,  '88 2 

Moll}'  Harris,  by  Couch's  Bashaw — not  traced, /S2 2 

Molly  Kistler,  by  Blue  Bull  Man    Eater,  '82 2 

Molly  I^ong,  by  M'b'o  Champion-Beamer's  Iliatoga,  '85  2 
Molly  Middleton,  by  Bay  Middleton-Champion  807,  '84  2 

Molly  Mitchell,  by  Kennebec-British  Hunter,  '88 ..    2 

Molly  Morris — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2 

Molly  O'Connor,  '88... 2 

Molly  Wilkes,  by  Young  Jim-Allie  West,  '87 2 

Molsey,  by  Black  Hawk   789-DolIas,  '75...    2 

Monarch,  by  Woodburn-Belmont,  '78 2 

Monarch,  Jr. — pedigree  unknown,  '70 . ' 2 

Monarch  Rule,  by  Monarch-St,  Lawrence,  '71>...  . 2 

Moneymaker,  by  a  son  of  Columbus — not  traced,  '80..    2 

Monitor,  by  Strathmore-Benton's  Diomed, '81 2 

Monroe,  by  Iron  DukeGuy  Miller,  '70 2 

Monroe  Chief,  by  Jim  Monroe-Bay  Chief,  '80 2 

Monroe  D.,  by  Jim  Monroe-Duvall's  Mambrino,  '79 2 

Monte  Cristo,  by  Malta-Grey  Eagle,  '87  - . .   2 

Montgomery,  by  Inheritor-Kentucky  Chief,  '85   2 

Montgomery  Boy,  by  Sweepstakes-Smith's  H.  Clay,  '80  2 

Montgomery  S.,  by  Mammot-Flint's   Morgan,  '87 2 

Montreal  Girl,  by  Tiger — not  traced, '81  . 2 

Moody,  by  Swigert-Ward  Horse,  '80 2 

Moonlight,  by  Richmond-Toledo,  '88  2 

Moose,  by  Washburn  Horse,  '80 2 

Morea,  by  Electioneer-Mambrino  Pilot,  '88 2 

Morelight,  by  Starlight-Volunteer,  '87 . .    2 

Morgan  Ethan,  by  A'c'n  Ethan-Orange  Co.    M'g'n,  '88.   2 

Morning,  by  Mambrino  Pilot-John    Plowman,  '77 2 

Morocco,  by  James  R.  Reese  Henry  B.  Patchen,   '88...    2 
Morrill,  J.  G.,  by  Winthrop  Morrill-Eaton  Horse,  '78.  ..   2 

Morris,  by  Ed.  Sherman — not  traced,  '72 2 

Morris  H.,  by  Lowell  Chief-Hambletonian,  572,  '88 2 

Morris,  J.  P.,  by  Robert  R.  Morris-Billy, '82 2 


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232        LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP     To    1 889. 

Morrisey,  by  Warrior — not  traced,  '72 ...... 2:26^ 

Mortimer,  by  Electioneer-Hambletonian,  725,  'SS 2:27 

Moscova,  by  Belmont-Woodford  Mambrino,  '86 2:28^ 

Moscow — pedigree  not  traced,  '45 . 2:30 

Moscow — pedigree  not  traced,  "72 2:28| 

Moscow,  by  Privateer — not  traced,   '88 2:26;^ 

Moss  Rose,  by  Vitalis  — not   traced,  '80 2:30 

Motion,  by  Daniel  Lambert-son  Young  Moscow,  '81  .. .    2:29 

Motor,  by  Onward-William  Rysdyk,  '87 2:29| 

Mott  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Gen.  Mott,  '88  ...  2:29^ 
Mountain  Boy,  by  E.  Everett-Roebuck  (Gridley's),  '6S.  2:20f 
Mountain  Girl,  by  Gen.  Jackson-son   of  Widgeon,  '84..   2:27^ 

Mountain  Maid,  by  Morrill — not  traced,  'Q6 2:27|- 

Mountain  Quail,  by  Weige — not  traced,  '78 2:254- 

Mount  Morris,  by  Smuggler-IIambletonian,  572,  '88 2:19|- 

Mount  Vernon,  by  Nutwood-Chieftain,  '87 2:21 

Mount  Vernon,  by  Champion  Knox — not  traced,  '85 2:20 

M.  R.,  by  Jupiter-Mambrino  Black   Hawk,  '79... _   2:28 

Mulatto,  by  Aberdeen-Mambrino  Patchen,  '88 2:22 

Musette,  by  Almont-Ashland,  "80 2:29| 

IVFusic,  by  Middletown-Roe's  Fiddler,  '75 .   2:21|- 

Music — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 . 2:294- 

M.  Y.  D.  Colt,  by  Daniel  Lambcrt-S.  Jackson,  \8S_ 2:28| 

Myriad,  by  Stranger-Gen.  Knox,  '88  -  - 2:284^ 

Myron  Perry, by  Young  Columbus-Hopkins'  Abdallah,'7l  2:2-14- 

Myrtella  G  ,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Lang,  '87 2:28 

Myrtie,  by  Louis  Napoleon-Mambrino  Chief,  Jr.,  '85.^.    2:22| 

Myrtle,  by  Champion,  807-Magnum  Bonum,  '79 2:25^ 

Myrtle,  by  Plying  Cloud-- not  traced,  '80 2:20^ 

Mystery,  by  Magic-Berkley's  Edwin  P^orrest,  '84 2:25i 

Mystic,  by  Reliance — not  traced,  '75 .    2:22 

Nabby  G.,  by  Hambletonian  Bashaw — not  traced,  '87..    2:30 

Naboklish,  by  Rising  Sun — not  traced,  '04 2:29] 

Naiad  Queen,  by  Champion,  808  Pilot,  Jr.,  '82  . . .    ....    2:20], 

Namouna,  by  Pclham  Tartar — not  traced,  '84 2:28^ 

Nancy,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Miles  Standish,  '80 2:23J- 


LIST    OK    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    ^SSq. 


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Nancy  Hackett,  by    Hambletonian,  572,  '78 2:20 

Nanny  Talbot,  by  Strathinore-Joc  Downing,  Jr.,  '82..  .   2:29^ 

Nantilla,  J.,  by  Rockvvood-Fly-by  Night,  '87 2:;30 

Natchez — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:30 

Ned,  by  Overland— not  traced,   '84 2:29| 

Ned  Biddle,  '88    1 2:25 

Ntd  Forrest,  by  Kcene's  Brandyvvine — not  traced, '75  . .   2:28|^ 

Ned  Forrest,  by  Blackbird — not  traced,  '8(5 2:25^ 

Ned  Wallace,  by  Abdallah,  16— not  traced,  '7() 2:25 

Neli,  Thomas  Jefferson-Hambletonian,  '79 2:27 

Nelia  [Bertha  B.],  by  Camden  Denmark,  'SQ 2:24| 

Nell — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2:29|^ 

Nelly,  by  Hambletonian,  158-Young  Moirill,  "79 2:30 

Nelly,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Victor,  '87 2:29|- 

Nelly  Bryant,  by  Norman,  3455 — not  traced,  '84. 2:25^ 

Nelly  Burns,  by  Fellfounder-James  W.  Foster,  '84 2:25 

Nelly  C,  by  Peter  Jefferson — not  traced,  '86 2:27|- 

Nelly  G.,  by  Brentham-not  traced,  '86 2:20 

Nelly  Grant,  by  Maj.  Grant-Frank  Pierce,  Jr.,  '84 2:28^ 

Nelly  Gray,  by  Young  Cassius — not  traced,  '85 2:26^ 

Nelly  H.,  by  Raven  Golddust— not  traced,  '88 2:24|- 

Nelly  Holcomb,  by  Adams'  Am.-Hambletonian,  2,  '63.   2:28 

Nelly  Irwin,  by  Middletown-Bay  Abdallah,  '74 2:25 

Nelly  K.,  by  Young  Washtenaw  Chief,  '87 2:29| 

Nelly  L.,  by  George  Wilkes-Vermont,  '84 2:23|- 

Nelly  M.,  by  Daniel  Boone-Page's  Gen.  Sherman,  '85.  .  .  2:28| 
Nelly  Patchen,  by  Alexander-Williamson's  Belmont,  '76  2:27;|^ 
Nelly  R.,  by  Gen.  McClellan,  Jr.-Sam  McClellan,  '85...   2:r7|- 

Nelly  R.,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas— not  traced,  '84 2:22^ 

Nelly  Rose,  by  Henry  B.  Patchen— not    traced,  '78 2:30 

Nelly  Rose,  by  Sacremento-Toronto  Patchen,  '86  ....  2:29^^ 
Nelly  Sherman,  by  John  Sherman- Percheron  horse,  '87.  2:29|- 

Nellie  V.— pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:20f 

Nelly  Walton,  by  Jules  Jurgensen-Defiance,  '75 2:26|- 

Nelly  Webster,  by  American  Ethan-Biggart's  Rattler,'78  2:28f 
Nelly  Woodruff,  by  Rooker— not  traced,  '84 2:30 


234       LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1 889. 

Nelson,  by  Youni,^  Rolfe-Gideon,  '87 ?:21|- 

Nemo,  by  John  Nelson — not  traced,   '77 2:30 

Neome,  by  Post  Boy  Frank-Dave,  '78 2:24 

Nerea,  by  John  Nelson-Gen.  Taylor, '75 2:23|- 

Nest  Egg,  by  Amboy-Kentucky  Chief, '87 2:29| 

Nestor,  by  Alden  Goldsmith-Swigert,  '88 2:30 

Neta  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Yankee  Tricks,  '82.    2:22|- 

Neta  Pine,  by  Am' n  Ethan-Orange  Co.   Morgan, '87 2:29^ 

Nettie,  by  Hambletonian-American  Star, '7dt 2:18 

Nettie  Burlew,  by  Champion,  807Geo.  M.  Patchen,'76.   2:24 

Nettie  H.,  by  Richmond-Eubank's  Grey  Eagle,  ^SQ 2:26|- 

Nettie  T.,  Gen.  Stanton — not  traced,  '85  . . .  . ■  2:22^ 

Nettie  Thorne,  by  Thorndale-Mambrino  Pilot,  '87 2:251 

Nettie  Ward,  by  Peavine-Sir  Wallace,  "77 2:29-|- 

Nettle  Leaf,  by  Nugget-George  Wilkes,  '87 2:23^ 

Neva,  by  Squire  Talmage-Tom  Traveler,  '83 2:23^ 

New  Berlin  Girl — pedigree  not   traced,  '70 2:29^ 

Newbrook,  by  Wilson's  Henry  Clay — not  traced,  '79...   2:30 

Newburg,  by  American-Star — not  traced,  '67 2:30 

Newsboy,  by  Champion,  807-son   Black  Hawk,  '86...  .  .   2:27 

Newton,  by  Nugget-Hiatoga,   '87 2:28^ 

Newton  B.,  by  Rex  Hiatoga — not  traced,  '88 2:17|' 

Nickle,  by  Oak  Hill— not  traced,  '83 2:21 

Nigger  Baby,  by  Yankee   Bill-Drew  Horse,  '80 2:27^ 

Nightingale,  by  Ericsson-Abdallah,  15,  '85 2:2^'-|- 

Nighttime,  by  Rustic-Sawyer's  Stockbridge  Chief,  '85..    2:29;^^ 

Nil  Desperandum,  by  Belmont — not  traced,  '78 2:24 

Nina,  K.,  by  Honesty-Black   Hawk  Champion,  'S6 .    2:28|- 

Ninettc,  by  Gen.  IkMiton,  'HQ 2:28 

Nino — pedigree  not  traced,  '79.. 2:27 

Nino,  by  Deucalion-Billy  Denton,  '83 2:30 

Nira  lielle,  by  a  son  of  Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  '76.. .    2:29 

Nixon,  by  Elial  G.,-Tom  Jefferson, '85. .. . 2:26| 

Nobby,  by  Nobby-May's  Sir  Wallace,  'SC) 2:1S| 

Nonesuch,  by  Daniel  Lambcrt-l^igelow  Horse,  '71.. 2:25^ 

Noontide,  by  Harold-Pilot,  Jr.,  '80 2:20|- 


LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    l88g.        235 

Nora,  by  Springvillc  Chief-Hambletonian  Patchen,  '86.   2:28|- 

Nora  G.,  by  Avent's  Ahue— not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Nora  Temple,  by  Belmont-Lexington,  '8-i 2:27|- 

Norman,  by  Hambletonian,  725-Harry  Belmont,  '85 2:28f 

Norman  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Norman,  '87 2:20 

North  Star  Mambrino,  by  M'b'o  Chief-Davy  Crocket,'72  2:26i 
Norway  Knox,  by  Phil  Sheridan,   Jr. — not  traced,  '87..   2:29^ 

Novelty,  by  Champion,  808-Champion,  807,  '82 2:23|- 

Novelty,  by  New  York-Clark's  Tom  Hal,  '84 2:28| 

Novi,  by  Highland  Golddust— not  traced, '88 2:29^ 

Nubbin,  by  Herod,  Jr.-Prince,  '88 , 2:20 

Nugget,  by  Wedgewood-Pilot,  Jr.,   '84 2:26f 

Nutbreaker,  by  Nutwood-Aberdeen,  26,  '86 2:241 

Nutmeg,  by  Nutwood-American  Clay,  '88 2:25 

Nutwood,  by  Ilambletonian-Saltram,  '63 (w)  2:33|- 

Nutwood,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  '79 2:18f 

Nutwood,  Jr.,  by  Nutwood — not  traced,  '86 2:29i- 

Nymphia,  by  Mambrino  Patchen-Belmont,  '85 2:26^ 

Oakland  Maid,  by  Speculation-Lady  Vernon,  '76 2:22 

O'Blennis,  by  Abdallah— not  traced,  '56 2:27| 

Observer,  by  Revenge — not  traced,  '75 2:24|^ 

Occident,  by  Doc — not  traced,  '73. 2:16f 

Oceana  Chief,  by  Aldrich  Colt— not  traced,  '79 2:23 

Octavia,  by  Goldenbow-Joe  Davis,  '88 2:29^ 

Octavius,  by  Oxmoor-Hambletoiiian,    '88 2:26^ 

Ohio  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2:27f 

Ohio  Maid,  by  Flying  Cloud-Bellfounder  Horse,  '85...   2:29f 

Olaf,  by  Waveland  Chief-John  Dillard,  '87..... ..-   2:22 

Old  Judge,  by  Mambrino  Pilot,  Jr.-Ned  Hawkins,  '85..   2:29A- 

Old  Nick,  by  Electioneer-Chieftain, '87. ..- --   2:23 

Old  Put,  by  Clarion-Mambrino  Messenger,  '69 2:30 

Oliver — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:28 

Oliver  K.,  by  King  Wilkes— not  traced,  'S6 2:16|- 

Olive  Branch,  by  Bonnie  Bay-Ohio  Volunteer,  '88 2:27| 

Olivette,  by  Black  Sultan,  Jr.-Cobb's  Brandywine, '87. .   2:28^ 
Olivette,  by  Hambletonian,  725-Eaton's  Dave  Hill,  '85.   2:24 


2^6       LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES   IN   HARNESS   UP   TO    1 889. 

Ollie,  by  Strathmore-Norman,  Jr.,  '88 2:2-i 

Omar,  by  Capoul-Ericsson,  '85 2:25|- 

Onawa,  by  Goodwin  Hamblet'n-Sammy  Blucher,   '81 2:22^ 

Oneco,  by  Almont-Doble,  '88 2:29| 

Onslaught,  by  Onward  Bell  Morgan,  '87 2:28^ 

Onward,  by  Geo.  Wilkes-Mambrino  Chief,  '81 2:25^ 

Onward,  by  Knickerbocker-Reserve,  '8i 2:20i 

Opal,  by  Jay  Gould-Ethan  Allen,  '87 -   2:23 

Ophelia,  by  Durango-Indian  Chief,  '85 2:30 

Orange  Bloom,  by  Orange  Blossom-Rossman  Horse,  '87  2:28^ 
Orange  Blosson,  by  Middletown  American    Star,  '75...   2:264- 

Orange  Boy,  by  Orange  Blossom-Hambletonian,  '86 2:lSf 

Orange  Bud,  by  Middletown- American  Star,  'SQ 2:21^ 

Orange  Girl,  by  Ilambletonian-American  Star, '80 2:20 

Oriana,  by  Red  Wilkes-Bourbon  Chief,  '88 2:27^ 

Oriana,  by  Rochester-Black  Hawk  Flyaway, '88 .    2:25 

Orient,  by  Mambrino  Patchen — not  traced,  '75 2:2i 

Orient,  by  Cuyler-Golddust,  '70 2:30 

Orphan  Boy,  by  Stillson-Joe  Hooker,  '86 2:221 

Orphia,  by  Almont  Rattler-Mambrino  Boy,  '87 ^^27^ 

O.  S.  B.,  by  Sir  John  Franklin,  '88 2:27^ 

Oscar,  by  Reserve-Hector,  '78 2:30 

Ossian  Pet,  by  Josh  Billings-Lapidist,  '83 2:29| 

Ottawa  Chief,  by  Byron-Morgan,  '83 2:25 

Otto  K.,  by  Blue  Bull-Pete  Guffin,  '85 2■.1^ 

Ottumwa  Maid,  by  Williams'  M'b'o  Chief,  Jr.-Hon'y,  '87  2:29 

Outlaw,  by  Draco-Vermont,  '84 . .   2:28;|- 

Overman,  by  Elmc-Black  Hawk,  76',  '83.. 2:19^- 

Paddy  Collins,  by  Capt.  Bogardus — not  traced, '8-1 2:29|- 

Palatina,  by  Milton  Medium-Snowstorm,  '87 2:24| 

Pal  ma,  by  Matchless- Beal's  Horse,  '80 2:22f 

Palo  Alto,  by  Klectionecr-Planet, '86 2:20]- 

Palo  Alto  Belle,  by  Electioneer-The  Moor,  '88 2:28^ 

Pancoast,  by  Woodford   Mambrino-Harold,  '84 2:21| 

Panic,  by  Sherman  Black  I  lawk-Hambletonian,  2,  '67.-   2:28 
Panky  John,  by  Capt.  Pankey,  '88.. ..    2:28} 


LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    1 889.        237 

Pansy,  by  Berli'i-Benicia  Boy,  '85 2:24^ 

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Pantlind,  A.  V.,  by  Hamlet-Marshall  Chief,  '84 2 

Parana,  by  Mambrino  Hambl't'n-Hambl't'n  Prince,  '80..   2 

Parkis  Abdallah,  by  Abdallah,  10— not  traced,  '74 2 

Parole,  by  Prince  Fearnau£^ht-Geo.  Washington,   '80 2 

Parrott,  by  Vermont-Lumox,  'TO 2 

Patch,  by  Detective  Patchen-Draco  Prince,  '81 2 

Patchen,  by  King's  Patchen-Wigwam,  '80 2 

Patchen — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2 

Patchen  Maid,  Henry  B.  Patchen— not  traced,  '80 2 

Pat  Dempsey,  by  Roman  Chief-Benedict's  Pathfinder,'80  2 

Pathfinder,  Jr.,  by  Pathfinder-Golddust,  '85 2  29|- 

Pat  Hunt,  by  Tecumseh-Doc,  '77 (w)  2:25 

Patience,  by  Strathmore-Selim,  '88 2:26^ 

Patience,  by  Gen.  Knox-Jay  Gould,  '88 2-28| 

Pat  McCann,  by  Sir  George — dam  untraced,  '70 2:28|- 

Pat  Ouinn,  by  Mountain  Chief — not  traced, '^7 2:25^ 

Pat  Ring — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2:28 

Patron,  by  Pancoast-Cuyler, '87 2:14-} 

Patti,  by  Jay  Gould-Gen.  Knox,  '88 2:24 

Paul  Hacke,  by  Strathmore-Idol,  '84  . . ,    2:244- 

Pawnee,  by  Jim  Wilson  Legal  Tender,  '88 2:24| 

Peaceful,  by  Gen.  Knox — not  traced,  '78 .   2:20 

Peach,  by  Bismarck-Gen.  Mott,  '88 2:30 

Peach  Blow,  by  Jersey  Patchen — not  traced,  '80 2:29^ 

Pearl,  by  Gentle  Breeze-Vermont,  '79 . .   2:30 

Pearl,  by  Regulus-Brown  Harry,  '84 2:23| 

Pearl,  by  Abdallah,  Jr.  Lath  (Dr.  Morey's), '80. 2:3o' 

Peail  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Gentle  Breeze,  '87..    2:27 
Pedro,  by  Rooney  Horse-Paddock's  Black  Hawk,  '82  ..   2:25^^ 

Pegasus,  by  Harold-Belmont,  '88 2:30 

Pelham — breeding  untraced,  '49 2:28 

Pemberton,  by  Fearnaught,  Jr.-Dirigo,   '79 2:29J- 

Penelope,  by  Kleckner's  Kemble  Jackson — untraced, '78  2:27 

Penistan,  by  Administrator-Happy  Medium,"  '88 2;28|^ 

Pennant,  by  Abe  Downing-Harold,  '88 2:19| 


238        LIST    OF   2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Pequot,  by  Piedmont-Cassius  M.  Gay,  Jr.,  22,  '88 2 

Peralto,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Page's  Logan,  '82 2 

Perihelion,  by  Admiral-Black  Prince,  '88 ..    - 2 

Perplexed,  by  Locksmith  Godfrey  Patchen,  '87 2 

Persica,  by  Belmont-William  West,  '87 2 

Pete — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 ..    2 

Peter  K.,  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Magna  Charta,  '87 2 

Phallas,  by  Dictator-Clark  Chief,  '84 _ 2 

Pheon,  by  Jim  h'vnng-Pilot  Duroc,  '88 , 2 

Phil — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 . 2 

Phil  Dougherty,  by  Frank  Pierce,  Jr. — not    traced,  '79.    2 

Phil  Dvvyer,  by  Lsland  Chief-Defiance,  'SO 2 

Philosee,  by  Polonius-Warlock,  '88 .  - 2 

Phil  Sheridan,  by  Young  Columbus-son  of  Tippoo,  '74.    2 

Phil  Sheridan,  by  Creeper — not  traced, '81 2 

Phil  Thomj^son,  by  Red  Wilkes-John  Dillard,  '84 2 

Phyllis,  by  Phil  Sheridan  Tom  Sayers,  '85 2 

Pickard,  by  Abdallah  Pilot-Bourbon  Chief,  '82  . . 2 

Pickering,  by  Hamblctonian-x'Xmerican  Star,  '87. _ 2 

Pickwick,  by  Idol-American  Star,  '80 2 

Pickwick,  by  Hatch  Horse-Young  Ethan  Allen, '87 2 

Piedmont    by  Almont-Mambrino  Chief, '81 2 

Pilot,  by  l^ilot,  Jr. — not  traced,  '59 ., .    2 

Pilot  Boy,  by  Kilmore — not  traced,  '80 2 

Pilot  Boy,  by  Edward  IL-Pilot,  Jr., '8G 2 

Pilot,  G.  T.,  by  McDonough,  '78  2 

Pilot  Kno.K,  by  Black  Pilot-Col.  Ellsworth,  '85 2 

Pilot  R.,  by  Black  Knight-Grey^  Wallace, '81 2 

Pilot  R  ,  Jr. — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2 

Pilot  Temple,  by  Pilot,  Jr.,  '71 2 

Pink,  by  Inca,  '88 2 

Piano  Boy,  by  Panic  or  Revenge — not  traced, '88 2 

Planter,  by  Redbird — not  traced,  '7G 2 

Pluck — pedigree  not  traced, '7tl ...    ..   2 

Plumed  Knight,  by  Mike  Logan-Wilshire  Horse,  '87. ..   2 
Plush,  by  I\Iastcrlodc-Joe  Printer,  '88 2 


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LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1 889.        239 

Pocahontas,  by  Ethan  Allen-Iron's  Cadmus,  'OG 2:2()| 

Pochuck  Maid — pedigree  not.traced,  '()8 2:30 

Point  Breeze — pedigree  not  traced,  '68 2:28|^ 

Polka  Dot,  by  Pocahonlas  Boy-Plue   Bull,  'S3    . .  . 2:28 

Polly  13.,  by  Toronto  Abdallah-Montauk,  ^8^ 2:28|- 

Pompey — pedigree  not  traced,   '78 2:21) 

Portia,  by  Startle-Toronto  Chief,  '81 -   2:29|- 

Poscora  Ilayward,  by  Billy  ITy'd-Leonard  s  Poscora,  '83  2:23^^ 

Post  Boy,  by  Magic-Berkley's  Edwin  Forrest,  '85 2:23 

Potter,  T.  J.— pedigree  untraccd, '81..- 2:29| 

Powers,  by  Volunteer-American  Star,  '78 .....    . .    2:21 

Pratt,  by  Strideaway — not  traced,  '77 2:28 

Praitor,  by  Messenger   Uu roc-Vandal,  '80  — 2:29^ 

Prairie  King,  by  Chester  Chief-son  Harry  Clay,  'SO ---"^i 

Prairie  Star,  by  Johnny  Hawkins-Satellite,  '88...    2:30 

Preston,  by  Geo.  Washington — not  traced,  '75 ~--'*^i 

Preston  Wilkes,  by  W^ilkes  Spirit— not  traced,  '8(3....  .    2:21»i- 

Prince,  by  Hambletonian  Prince — not  traced,  '88    ---''i 

Prince,  by  Long  Island  Black  Hawk — not    traced,  "03..    2:24^ 

Prince,  by  Jupiter  Abdallah-imp.  Trustee,  '71 2:27 

Prince — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 . 2:27| 

Prince,  by  Hambletonian   Prince-Superb,  '83 2:26 

Prince,  by  Royal  Revenge-Grey  Eagle,  898,  '84 2:21|- 

Prince  Allen,  by  Honest  Allen-Green  Mt.  Eagle,  '73...    2:20|- 
Prince  Allen,  by  Vick's  Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  '76..    2:27 

Prince  Arthur,  by  Volunteer — not  traced,  '82 2:29 

Prince  Arthur,  by  Western  P"earnaught — not  traced,'80  2:18 

Prince  Edward,  by  King  Rene-Japhet,  '86 2:244^ 

Prince  Middleton,  by  Bay  Middleton-Prince  Chas.  2d,  '85  2:2('| 

Prince  Wilkes,  by  Red  WTlkes-Brown   Chief,  '88    2:14| 

Princess,  by  Dictator- — untraced,  '81 .... 2:29 

Princess,  by  Andrus'  Hamblet'n-Burdick's  Engineer,  '58  2:30 

Princess,  by  TrampT3ashaw,  '83 2:29|- 

Princess,  by  MasterlodeT^ierce  Horse,  'SQ 2:29^ 

Princess  M. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Princeton,  by  Honest  Abe-Tornado,  '84.. 2:27 


240        LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Princeton,  by  Princeps-Hambletonian,  '87 2 

Princeton  Boy,  by  Vermont  Hero — not  traced,  '76 2 

Principe,  by  Princeps-Velox,  86 2 

Pritchard — pedigree  not  traced,  'Si 2 

Problem,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Messenger  Duroc,  'S7 2 

Proctor,  by  Mambrino  Chief,  Jr.-Stubtail,  '76  . . . 2 

Professor — pedigree  not  traced,  '  76 —  2 

Prospect  Maid,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino   Pilot,  '82.  2 

Prospero,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Harry  Clay,    '77 2 

Protection,  by  Ernest-Grey  Eagle,  '88 2 

Proteine,  by  Blackwood-Mambrino  Chorister,  '79.. 2 

Puella,  by  Harold-Bclmont,  '87 2 

Puritan,  by  Champion  Drew-Gilbrcth  Knox,  '87 ....  2 

Purity,  by  Blue  Bull-Daniel   Boone,  '71 2 

Quaker  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '64 _  2 

Quaker  Girl,, by   Hailstorm,  '87 2 

Quartermaster,  by  Alcyone-Sentinel,  '88 2 

Queechce  Maid,  by  Cassius  M.  Clay-Morse  Horse,  '71L  2 

Queen  of  the  West,  by  Pilot,  Jr. -Young  Turk,  '71 2 

Queen  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Ethan  Allen,  '8<). ....  2 

Rachel,  by  Woodford  Mambrino-Abdallah,  15,  '81... 2 

Rachel  B.,  by  Allie  West-Williams'Mambrino,   '81 2 

Rajah,  by  Sultan-George  Wilkes,  '88 2 

Ranchero,  by  Clark  Chief,  Jr. -American  Clay,  '88 2 

Randall,  Chauncey  Goodrich — not  traced,  '7-1: 2 

Rapid  Ann — pedigree  not   traced,  '87 2  30 

Rarely,  by  Ericsson-Joe  Downing,  '86 2 

Rare  Ripe,  by  Autocrat — untraced,  '88 2 

Rarus,  by  Conklin's  Abdallah-Telegraph,  '78 2 

Rattler,  by  Allard  Horse — not  traced,  '86 2 

Ray  Gould,  by  Jay  Gould  Henry  B.  Patchen,  "82 2 

Razor  B.,  by  Robert  Whaley— not  traced,  '86.... 2 

R.  B.,  by  llambletonian,  572-Watkins  Horse,  '88 2 

R.  D.  P.,  by  ArLstos  Bay  Lester,  '88 2 

Ready  Boy,  by  Arnold-Rothschild,   '88 2 

Red  Bird,  by  Red  Bird— not  traced,  '58 2 


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Red  Bird  by  Grey  Eagle — not  traced,  '82 2 

Red  Buck,  by  Dr.  Herr-Red  Buck,  '88 -..   2 

Red  Cloud,  by  Legal  Tender — not  traced,  '74 2 

Red  Cross,  by  Night  Hawk — not  traced,  'TO 2 

Red  Cross,  by  Brigand-Young  Magna  Charta,  '82 2 

Red  Dick,  by  Gen.  Morgan-Hiatoga, '72 2 

Red  Fern,  by  Hambletonian,  IGii-Enfield,  '88  — 2 

Red  Jim,  by  Abdallah  Pilot-Norman,  '87 - 2 

Red  Light,  by  Signal — not  traced,  '88      .  -  - .    2 

Red  Line — pedigree  not  traced, '79 2 

Red  Oak — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 2 

Reed  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes-Mambrino   Eagle,  '87 2 

Reference,  by  Referee-Enfield,   '85 2 

Regulator,  by  Rooker-Emancipation,  '88 -   2 

Reina,  by  St.  Arnaud-Victor,  '88 2 

Reindeer — pedigree  not  traced,  '60   - .  -    2 

Reliance,  by  Alexander-Mambrino  Rattler,  '82 2 

Reno  Defiance,  by  Louis  Napoleon-M'b'o  Chief,  Jr.,  '86  2 

Repetition,  by  Red  Wilkes-John  Dillard,  '88 

Resolute,  by  Svvigert-Bellfounder,   63,  '81 .. 

Result,  by  Jupiter  Abdallah-Hambletonian,  '78    —  . . 

Retta,  by  Whipple-Clark  Chief,  '87 -  - 

Reveille,  by  New  York-Kearsarge,   '87 -  - 

Revenge,  by  Patchen  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '85    ..    2 

Revenue,  by  Smuggler-Daniel  Lambert, '84 2 

Review,  by  Joe  Elmo — not  traced,  '84  . 2 

Rex,  by  Orion-Breckinridge,  '85 • 2 

P..ex,  by  Earthquake-Sumner  Hazen, '86    ... -   2 

Rex,  by  Rex  Patchen-Hiram  Drew.  '87 2 

Rexford,  by  Electioneer-Gen.  Benton, '86    -.    2 

Rex  Patchen,  by   Godfrey  Patchen — not  traced,  '73 —    2 

Rex  Patchen,  by  Seneca  Patchen-Seneca  Chief,  'S(^ 2 

R.  F.  C,  by  Darlbay-John  Dillard,  '84 2 

Rhode  Island,  by  Whitehall-Davy  Crocket,  '68 2 

Richard,  by  Red  Wilkes— not  traced,  '86 2 

Richard,  bv  Blue  Bull-Sir  Leslie,  '78 2: 


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Rifleman,  by  Rifleman-son  George  M.  Patchen,  '86 2 

Rigolette,  by  Exchequer — not  traced,  '88 2 

Riley,  by  Enoch — not  traced,  '80 2 

Ripon  Boy,  by  Ira  Allen-Wiley's  Blucher,  '73 '■1 

Rip  Rap,  by  Mambrino  Brave-Copperbottom  horse,  '77.  2 

Ripton,  by  American  Boy — not  traced,  '8-i 2 

Rival,  by  Black  Ilawk-BTk  Hawk  [Consternation],  '75.  _  2 

Roanoke,  by  Lysander  Chief-Riley's  Consternation, '87.  2 

Roanoke  Maid — pedigree  not  traced, '65  .  2 

Robert  Burns,  by  Bashaw-Lawson's  Iowa  Chief,  '84   ...  2 

Robert  H. — pedigree  not  traced, '82   .    2 

Robert  Lee,  by  Ridley  Horse-Greyhound,  '81 2 

Robert  McGregor,  by  Maj.  EdsallAmerican  Star,  '88..  2 

Robert  Medium,  by  ?Iappy  Medium-Yankee  Tricks,  '88.  2 

Robert  Rysdyk,  by  William  Rysdyk-Kearsage, '86 .  2 

Robert  B.  Thomas,  by  Prince  Allen — not  traced,  '70 2 

Robin,  by  Enfield  Black  Hawk,  '85 2 

Rocket,  by  Knox  Boy — not  traced,  '87 . 2 

Rocket — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2 

Rockingham — pedigree' not  traced,  '62 2 

Rockton,  by  Highland  Beauty — not  traced, '82 2 

Rocky  Mountain  Tom — pedigree  not  traced,  '86) 2 

Roger  Hanson,  by  Alta-Berkley's   Edwin   P'orrest,  '8(L.  2 

Roland,  by  Crown  Chief — not  traced,  '  7*J 2 

RoUa,  by  Shelby  Chief— not  traced,  '85 2 

Rolla,  by  Clark  Chief,  Jr.— not  traced,  '87 2 

Rolla  Golddust,  by  (iolddust-Mohawk    Chief,  '67 2 

Romance,  b_\-  Pi-inceps-Golddust,  '77 2 

Romeo,  by  Mendaus-Defiance, '82 2 


LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.  243 

Romero,  by  A.  W.  Richmond-Mambrino  Pilot,  '82 2:19|^ 

Rosa  B.,  by  Charlie  B.-Philip  Allen,  '88 2:26| 

Rosalind,  by  Abdallah,  15-Brown  Pilot,  '72 ...  2:21| 

Rosalind — pedigree  not  traced, '82 .  2:29|- 

Rosaline  Wilkes,  by  Harry  Wilkes-Zilcaadi  Golddust,'S8  2:1'^|- 

Rosa  Mac,  by  Alex.  Button-Sawyer's  Messenger, '88. . .  2:20| 

Rosa  Pease,  by  Jack  Rosie,  '88 2:27 

Rosa  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Mambrino  Patchen,  '82  2:18^ 

Roscoe  Conkling,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Blue  Bull, '87 2:30 

Roseberry,  by  Strathmore-McConnel's  Mambrino,  '85..  2:27|- 

Rose  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Mambrir  o  Chief,'78.  2:2C^ 

Rosemont,  by  Almont    Pilot-Ned   Hawkins,  '88    '^'■-^'w 

Rose  Standish,  by  Corbeau-Tom  Hale,  '76 2  29 

Rose  of  Washington,  by  Bashaw-son  Bush  Mess'ger,  '79  2:21|- 

Rosewood,  by  Blackwood-F"razier's  Mambrino,  '75 2:27 

Rosewood,  by  Creole-Gardner's  Roebuck,  '88    .  2:28| 

Ross — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:29| 

Ross  S..  by  Nutwood-State  of  Maine,  '88 2:29|^ 

Rosy  Thorne,  by  Thorndale-P'oxhunter,  '85 . .  2:27f 

Rowdy,  by  Kickapoo — not  traced,  '88 . 2:27]- 

Rowena,  by  George  Wilkes-Jeff  Moore,  '85 . 2:24|- 

Roxy  McGregor,  by  Robert  McGregor  Romulus,  '87.  ..  2:20|- 

Roy,  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Masterlode,  '88 2:21 } 

Roy,  by  Carlos-Star  of  the  West,  '86.. 2:30 

Royal,  by  Royal  P'earnaught-Western  Chief,  Jr.,  '88_..  2:29^ 

Royal  Bounce,  by  Blue  Bull-Volunteer,  Jr,  '87  .  .- 2:19 

Royal  George,  by  Black  Eagle — not  traced,  '74   2:26^ 

Royal  John,  by  Woodstock-Putnam   A[organ,  '71 2:26|- 

Royalmont,  by  Almont,  Jr. — not  tracec',  'SC>. 2:29|- 

R.  P.,  by  H'py  M'm-Bartholomew's  Am.  Star,  Jr.,  '82..  2:22^ 

R.  R.  H.,  by  Aemulus-Gov.  Banks,  '88 2:23]^ 

Ruby,  by  Sultan-Hambletonian,  '85 2:l!>| 

Rufus,  by  Ethan   Allen,  356-Stubtail, '79.    2:29 

Rufus,  by  Sir  Henry — not  traced,  'SQ 2:24f 

Rumor,  by  Tattler-Flying  Cloud,  '87 2:24|- 

Russell,  by  Blue  Bull— not   traced,  '76 2:26 


^44       I^IST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Russ  Ellis,  by  Ethan  Allen— not  traced,  'SO 2:27^ 

Russian  Spy,  by  Royal  George — not  traced,  '78 2:26^ 

Rustic,  by  Hambletonian,  725-American  Boy,  '77. 2:30 

Ruth  S.,  by  Jim  Fisk  Grey  Eagle,  '86 2:291 

Rutledge,  by  ConquerorCassius  M.  Clay,  18,  '74 2:30 

Rutledge,  by  (3n\vard-Clark  Chief,  '88  ... . 2:271 

Rysdyk  Maid,  by  Hambletonian-Benedict's  Pathfin'r,'SG  2:241 

Sable  Wilkes,  by  Guy  Wilkes-The  Moor,  '87 2 

Sadie  Belle,  by  Odin  Belle-Sebastapol,  "78 2 

Sadie  Howe,  by  Mambrunello — not  traced,  '79 2 

Sadie  S.,   by    Pequawket-Bayard,    '87 ..- 2 

St.  Albans,  by  Monmouth  Patchen-Daniel  Boone,  '84..  2 

tSt.  Arnaud,  by  Cuyler-Mambrino    Patchen,  '84 2 

St.  Bel,  by  Elect ioneer-The  Moor,  '  SC 2 

St.  Charles,  by  Grey  Eagle-Dandy  Jim,  '77.- 2 

St.  Cloud,  by  American  Star,  37-Bay  Richmond,  '83 2 

St.  Cloud,  by  Svvigert-Spaulding's  Abdaliah,  '85 2 

St.  Denis,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom  Hal,  3,000,  \S4 2 

St.  Elmo,  by  Abdaliah,  15 — not  traced,  '68 2 

St.  Elmo,  by  Brown  Ilarry-P^rench  Tiger,    72 2 

St*.  Elmo,  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Masterlode,  '88 2 

St.  Elmo,  by  P'rank  Tuckahoe — not  traced,  '87 2 

St.  Elmo,  by  Duke  Alexis — not  traced,  '88 .... 2 

St.  Gothard,  by  George  Wilkes-American  Clay, '84 .  2 

St.  Helena,  by  Gen.  McClellan — not  traced, '77 2 

St.  Jacob — pedigree  not  traced.  '88 . 2 

St.  James,  by  Champion,  808 — not  traced,  '73 —  2 

St.  Julien,  by  V^olunteer-Harry  Clay,  '80 2 

St.  Louis,  by  Colossus  Mambrino — not  traced,  '82 2 

St.  Rcmo,  by  Volunteer-Harry  Clay,  '8(' 2 

Sally  Benton,  by  (ien.  J>enton-Moha\\'k  Chief,  '84 2 

Sallie  Cossack,  by  Don  Cossack-Almont,  '88 2 

.Sally  Howard.     See  Gypsey  Girl. 

Sally  Scott,  by  Magna  Charta-Hambletonian,  '80 2:28-i- 

Sally  Vaian,  by  Danville  Wilkes— not  traced.  '8S 2:28 

Sam  H..  by  Pompc)-   .Smash-Catlmus.  '87 2:26| 


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Sam  Curtis,  by  Winthrop  Morrill-Eaton  Horse,  '77 2:28 

Sam  v.,  by  Hambletonian,  572 — not  traced,  '87 2:26| 

Sam  Purdy,  by  George  M.  Patchen,  Jr. — not  traced,  '7^5  2:20|- 

Sam  W^cst,  by  Davy  Crocket — not  traced.  '75 2:29 

Sam  Wilkes,  by  Barney  Wilkes,  '88 2:29i 

San  Ikuno,  by  George    M.  Patchen,  Jr. — not  traced,  "75  2:25|- 

San  Mateo,  by  Santa  Claus— not  traced,  '88 2:28| 

Sannie  G.,  by  Almont-Mokhladi,  "80 .. 2:27 

Santa  Claus,  by  Strathmore-William's  Mambrino,  '81..    2:17-|- 

Sarah  B.,  by  Little  Jack—not   traced,  '85 2:29| 

Sarah  B.,  by  Almonarch-Kester's  Royal  George,  '87 2:20| 

Saratoga — pedigree  not    traced,  '87 2:30 

Sarcenett,  by  King  Rene-Princeps,  '88 2:25^ 

Sauver,  by  Happy  Medium-Tippoo  Bashaw,  '85 2:29^ 

Saxon,  by  Abdallah  Wilkes-Kentucky  Prince,  '87 _   2:28 

Scandinavian,  by  Vermont  B.  H.,  Jr. — not  traced,  "83   .    2:27 
Schuyball,  by  Champion,  80S-Thompson'sFlyi'g  Crd,'83  2:26-i 
Scuyler,  by  Sencea  Chief-Coleman's  American  Star,  '77  2:20 

Sciola,  by  Hanshaw  Horse — not  traced,   79 2:23^ 

Scotland,  by  imp.  Bonnie  Scotland-Pilot,  Jr.,  '77 2:22|- 

Sciota  Belle — pedigree  not  traced,   '75 2:28 

Scotland  Maid,  by  Hambletonian-Marlborough,  '74 2:281 

Scott  Chief,  by  Egmont-Dye's  Woodford,  '88 2:28 

Scott's  Chief,  by  Edwin  Forrest-Wliitehall,  '79 2:23 

Scott  Newman,  by  Henry  Bell  Colt-Whirlwind,  '87 2:274 

Scott's  Thomas,  by  Gen.  Geo.  II.  Thomas-Whitehall,'  78  2:21 

Screwdriver,  by  Tibbett's  Patchen-Mack,  '80.. 2:24^ 

S.  D.  C,  by  Almont  Eclipse— not  traced,  '87 2:20|- 

Sea  Foam,  by  Columbus — not  traced,  '75 2:24^ 

Secret,  by  Strathmore-Waxy,  '84 . 2:20-|- 

Seer,  The,  by  Gen.  Benton-Electioneer,  '88 -.   2:29 

Selkirk — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 ..,..    2:29|- 

Senator,  by  Echo-Winthrop  Morrill,   '88 . 2:23f 

Senator,  by  Robert  R.  Morris-Napper,  '87 2:2G|- 

Sensation,  by  Ethan  Allen,  472-Indian  Chief,   '75 2:22| 

Sensation,  by  Peacock-Ouien  Sabe,  '88 2:22 


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Sentinel,  by  Hambletonian-Young  Patriot,  '72 ..   2:291^ 

Sentry,  by  Grand  Sentinel-Night  Hawk,  '85 2 

Seth  Thomas,  by  Hamballah-Star  of  the  West,  '88 2 

Seymour  Belle,  by  Shield's  Com.-Curtis'  S.  Hazzard,'88  2 
Shadeland  Onward,  by  Onward-Mambrino  Time,  '88...   2 

Shadow,  by  Gen.  Lightfoot — not  traced,  '78 2 

Shakespeare,  by  Honest  Allen — not  traced,  '73 2 

Shamrock,  by  Sampson-Tom  Wonder,  '81 . .    2 

Shamrock,  Gayo-Potter's  Clay,  '85  ... 2 

Shamrock,  by  Buccaneer-Flaxtail,  '86 2 

Shawmut,  by  Harry  Clay-IIambletonian, '85 ._   2 

Shedd,  J.  R.,  by   Red  Wilkes-Ericsson,  'm...: 2 

Shelly,  J.  C,  by  Hawthorne-Morgan  Rattler,  '88 2 

Shepherd  Boy,  by  Ethan  Allen,  473 — not  traced, '77 2 

Sheppard  Knapp,  Jr.,  by  S.  F.   Knapp-Royal  Oak,  '70.   2 

Sheridan,  by  Edward  Everett-Eureka,    '80 2 

Sherman,  by  George  Wilkes-Belmont,  '83 2 

Sherman  Morgan,  Jr.,  by  S.  Morgan-Stonewall,  '70 2 

Shooting  Star,  by  Jefferson  Prince — not  traced,  '88  :..   2 
Sickle  Hambletonian,  by  Masterlocie-Belmont,  4408, '87  2 

Silas  Rich,  by  Young  Priam — not  traced,  '68 2 

Silas  Wright,  by  Alexander-Gov.  Wright,  '88 2 

Silky  B.,  by  Tornado — not  traced,  ' 79  . 2 

Silver,  (Probably  a  ringer),  '86 2: 

Silver  Cloud,  by  Mambrino  Chief,  Jr.-Shurtz  Magna,  '88  2 

Silver  Duke,  by  Iron  Duke-Young  Engineer,  '81 2 

Silver  Leaf,  by  Menelaus-Ladd's  Ethan    Allen,  '85 2 

Silvernale,  by  Swigert-Gibson's  Black  Hawk,  '88 ..   2 

Silverone,  by  Alcyone-Mambrino  Time,  '87 2 

Silver  Sides,  by  Chester  Lion-IIassan,  '78 2 

Silverton,  by  Blue  Bull — not  traced, '81 2 

Simmons,  by  Geo.  Wilkes-Mambrino   Patchen,  '86 2 

Simon,  by  a  son  of   Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  '75    . 2 

Sinbad,  by  Jersey  Star — not  traced,  '81 2 

Sir  Guy,  by  4'iie  Moor-.Stormy  John,  'SO 2: 

Sir  Knight,  by  Grand  Sentinel-Saddlerville,  ^SG  . 2 


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Sir  Roger,  by  Lexington  Golddust-Vallandingham,   '85.    2:2o^ 

Sir  Walter,  by  Abdallah-King's  Bellfounder,  '65 2:27 

Sir  Walter,  by  Aberdeen-Edward    Everett,  '84 .    2:24^ 

Sir  Walter,  Jr.,  by  Sir  Walter-American  Clay,  34,  '87.-    2:18^ 
Sir  William  Wallace, by  Robinson  Horse — not  traced, '75  2:27| 

Sisal,  by  Harold-Socrates,  '88 2:27^ 

Sisson  Girl,  by  Black  Hawk-Kelty  Messenger,  '74 2:18|- 

Sister,  by  Admiral-Black  Prince,  "87 2:19^ 

Sister,  by  Ethan  Allen,  474-Browney's   Ethan  Allen,'87  2:25f 

Sister  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes— not    traced,  '85 2:22| 

Skinkle  Hambletonian,  by  Logan — not   traced,  '72 2:2S| 

Skylight  Pilot,  by  Strathmore-Mambrino  Pilot,  '87 2:19 

Slander,  by  Tattler-Skenandoah, '86.    . 2:28^ 

Sleepy  Bill — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 2:26 

Sleepy  Chief,  by  Confederate  Chief — not  traced,  '88 2:27| 

Sleepy  Joe,  by  Joe  Johnson — not  traced, '83 2:19^ 

Sleepy  John — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2:24|- 

Sleepy  Tom,  by  Blazing  Star-imp.  Champion,  'SO  ......    2:28|- 

Sligo,  by  Honest  Dan — not  traced,  '79 2:30 

Slippery  Dick,  by  Mazeppa — not  traced,  '85  . 2:30 

Slow  Go,  by  Sharatack,  Jr.-Medoc,  '77  . 2:18|^ 

Small  Hopes,  by  Hambletonian — not  traced,  '77 2:264- 

Smith  O'Brien,  by  Sweepstakes-Columbus,  '83 2:29^^ 

Smuggle,  by  Smuggier-Hambletonian  539,  '88 2:24 

Smuggler,  by  Blanco — not  traced,  '76 2:15|^ 

Smuggler's  Daughter,  by  Smuggler-Mambrino  Chief,  '84  2:24f 

Snap,  by  Strathmore-Marshal  Ney,  Jr.,  '84 2:30 

Snow  Ball — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 . . 2:27|- 

Socrates,  by  Socrates-Young  Indian  Chief,  '82 2:27;^ 

Solo,  by  Strathmore-Albion,   '82 2:28| 

So  Long,  by  Erelong-Harold,  '88 2:27|- 

Sonnet,  by  Bentonian-TorontoSontag, '88 2:244^ 

Sooner,  by  Ham.  Rattler- Murray's  Cayuga  Chief, '78 2:24 

Sophia  Temple,  by  Rattler-son  Cannon's  Whip, '78 2:27 

Sorrel  Dapper,  by  Champion  807 — not  traced,  '65. 2:28|^ 

Sorrel  Ned,  by  Flying  Cloud — not  traced,  '86. 2:25^ 


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Soudan,  by  Sultan-Hambletonian  725,  '87  . 2 

South,  J.  W.,  by  Princeps-Melbourne,  Jr., '86 2 

Spartan,  Stratlimore-Almont,  '88 2 

Spectator,  by  Dictator-Administrator, '88 2 

Speedress,  by  King  Philip-Star,   '83.. 2 

Sphinx,  by  Electioneer-Bclmont,   '87 2 

Spider — pedigree  not  traced,  '  7U .  2 

Spinella,  by  Louis  Napoleon-Dennison,  '87 2 

Spofford,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Dispatch,  '88 2 

Spotted  Beauty,  by  Mazeppa — not  traced,  '85 2 

Spotted  Colt,  by  Hough's  Hambleto'n — not  traced, "74.  2 

Spotted  Sana,  by  Hambletonian,  572-Phenomenon,  'SG.  2 

Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Mambrino-Prince,  '85 2 

Sprague  Pilot,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Pilot  Temple,  '88    2 

Spry,  by  Gen.  Benton-Belmont,  '86  _. 2 

Spurgeon,  by  Charley  B. -Freeholder  Bashaw,  '88 .  2 

S.  S.,  by  Kentucky  Volunteer-Springville  Chief, '88 2.20i^ 

Stamboul,  by  Sultan  Hambletonian,   '88 . 2  14| 

Standard  l^earer.     See  Circulator. 

Star,  by  Pennypack-Black  Hawk,  24,  '85 2:30 

Star,  by  Aberdeen-Carpenter's  American  Star,  '79- 2:25|- 

Star,  by  American  Star,  37 — not  traced,  '73 2:30 

Star  Duroc,  by  Messenger  Duroc-American    Star,  "84..  2:25| 

Star  Gazer,  by  Tom  F.  Patchen — not    traced,  "87 2:24| 

Star  Hambletonian,  by  Ham.   867-American    Bo\',  '^(\  _  ^  2:23| 

Star  King,  by  George  M.  Patchen,  Jr. — not  traced,  '82,  2:22 

Starletta,  by  Starlight-American  Star,  '88 . 2  21] 

Starlight,  by  Cyclone — not  traced,  '86 ...  2:28| 

Star  Monarch,  by  Almonarch  Kester's  Royal  Geo.,  '88.  2:23^ 

Startle,  by  the  Andrews  Horse-Withercll  Mes'ger,  '77.  .  2:26^ 

Star  W.,  by  Concord-Blue  Bull,  '84 2:27|- 

Star  of  the  West,  by  Flying  Cloud-Fureka,  '72 ..". .  2:26|- 

Steinway,  by  Strathmore- Albion,  '7*.' -  2:25|- 

Stella,  by  Electioneer-Gen.   4'a\-lor,  "87 2:1^0 

Stella  Blake,  by  Pecjuawket-Morgan  Trotter,  '81 2:2o| 


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Stella  C,  by  Aberdeen — not  traced,  '81 . . 2 

Stcphanus,  by  Bajardo-Morgan  Hunter,  'St* 2 

Stephen  G.,  by  Knickerbocker-Volunteer,  '84 . 2 

Stephen  M.,  by  American  Star,  Jr.-Long  Island,  '81 2 

Sterling  Wilkes,  by  Bourbon  Wilkes-Sterling   '88 2 

Steve  Maxwell,  by  Ole  Bull.  Jr.— not  traced,  '80 2 

Steve  W^hipple,  by  Ham.  Chrisman-Hambl't'n,  725, '88. .  2 

Stevic,  by  Kentucky  Prince-Hambletonian,  '88 2 

Stewart  Malony,  by  Charles  E.  Loew — not   traced,  '74.  2 

Stonecutter,  by  Enfield-Pilot,  Jr.,  'SG 2 

Stonewall,  by  Frank  Pierce  3d-Moscow,  '80 2 

Storm,  by  Middletown-Harry  Clay,  '84 2 

Stormer,  by  Surprise — not  traced,  '83 2 

Strangemore,  by  Columbia  Chief-Black  Donald,  '87..  ..  2 

Stranger — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2 

Stranger,  by  Selim-McDonald's  Mambrino  Chief,  '82 2 

Stranger,  by  Mambrino  Hambletonian-Traveler,  '83 2 

Stranger,  by  Alta — not  traced,  '83  _ .  2 

Stranger,  by  Eaton  Horse — not   traced, '55 2 

Strategist,  by  Grand    Sentinel-Ranger,  '87 . 2 

Strathbridge,  by  Grand  Sentinel-Strathmore,  '88 2 

Strathlan,  by  Strathmore-Idol,  '84 ' 2 

Strathmore — pedigree  not  traced,  'C)6 2: 

Strideaway — pedigree  not  traced,  "69 2 

Strong,  H.  M.,  by  Bay  Middleton-Champion,  807,  '82.  .  2: 

Stuart,  by  Strathmore-Coaster,  '87 2 

Sucker  Maid,  by  Rockaway-Rob   Roy,  '80 2 

Sue  Grundy,  by  Getaway — not  traced,  '81 2 

Sultan,  by  The  Moor-Delmonico,  '85 . 2 

Sumpter,  by  Grand  Sentinel  Chadwick,  '87 2 

Sunbeam — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2 

Sunflower,  by  Elmo — not  traced,  '88 2 

Sunnyside — pedigree  not  traced,  '02 :  2 

Sunol,  by  Electioneer-Gen.  Benton,  '88 . 2 

Sunrise  Patchen,  by  Seneca    P'n-Win.  Morrill,  Jr.,  '88..  2 

Sunshine,  by  Ilambletonian,  531)-Kentucky  Clay,  '84 2 


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Sunshine,  by  Tramp-Bashaw,  '86 2:29f 

Superior,  by  Egbert-Woodford  Mambrino, 'SS 2:19^ 

Surprise,  by  Harry  Clay,  '70 . 2:26 

Surprise,  by  McGregor  Chief-Sam   Kirkwood,  '88 2:23| 

Surprise,  by  Grey  Dan-Black  Sultan,  '86 . . .    2:284- 

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e,  by  Hampshire  Boy-Wildair.  '76 2:21 

e,  by  George  M.  Patchen,  Jr.  Owen  Dale,  '81 2:261 

e  D.,  by  Middletown-Ed.  Holly,  'SG 2:29|- 

e  Owens,  by  Daniel  Boonc-Gideon,  '85 2:26 

e  Parker,  by  Henry  B.  Patchen-Abdallah,  '75 2:25^ 

e  S.,  by  Hambletonian  Mambrino-Bellfoundcr,62,'87  2:30 

e  S.,  by   Hylas-Byron,  '88 2:18 

e  T.,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Marengo,  '88 - .   2:30 

e  W.,  by  Comet — not  traced,  'SO . 2:30 

e  Walton,  by  Gen.  Geo.  H.  Thomas,   '88    ...   2:27f 

Sussex,  by  Star-Hamblctonian,  '78 2:30 

S.  W.  C,  by  Artemus-Powhattan,  '88 2:27 

Sweepstakes,  by  Kentucky  Prince-American  Star,  37, '87  2:2-1^ 
Sweetbriar,  by  Eugene  Casserly-G.  M.  Patchen,  Jr., '77.   2:26^^ 

Sweetheart,  by  Sultan-Steven's  Bald  Chief,  '81 _.    2:22^ 

Sweet  Home,  by  Bellfounder — not  traced,  '81 2:30 

Sweetness,  by  Pcquawket — not  traced,  'S6   . 2:26-1- 

Sweetness,  by  Volunteer-Edward  Everett,  '82 2:21;^ 

Swigert,  Jr.,  by  Swigert-Mambrino  Rattler,  '84 . 2:2S|- 

Syenite,  by  w'aveland  Chief-John  Dillard,  '86 2:29| 

Sylvia  M.,  by  Hambletonian   Prince — not   traced,  '86..    '■2:25^ 

Syndicate,  by  Erin  Chief — not  traced,  '85 2:25-| 

T.  A.,  by  Sentinel — not  traced,  '77 .  -    2:2<) 

Tackey,  by  Pilot,  Jr.lPellfounder, '67. 2:26 

Tacony,  by  Sportsman — not  traced,  '53 2:27 

Tainter,  by  Flclaire-Matchless,  '87 2:26 

T.  A.  K.,  by  Gilroy— not  traced,  "84. . . 2:28|- 

Takina,  by  Strathmore-Hambletonian,   '-88.. 2:30 

Talavcra,  by  Happy  Medium-Alhoit,  '88 2:30 

Tamarack,  by  Jim  Hawkins — not  traced,  '79 ^-^^1 

Tanner  Boy,  by  Edward  Everett — not  traced,  '77 2:22i 


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Tariff,  by  Clarion  Chief-Favorite,  '82 2 

Tarter,  by  Wild  Deer — not  traced,  '61 2 

Tattler,  by  Pilot,  Jr.-Telamon,  '68 2 

Taylor,  by  Johnny  B. — not  traced,  '80 2 

Taylor,  W.  H.,  by  Crawford  Horse-Witherell  Mes.,  '68.   2 

Tecumseh.  by  Mambrino  Gift-Night   Hawk,  \S-4 2 

Telegraph  Girl,  by  Harry  Arlington — not  traced,  '86 2 

Telephone,  by  ITb^n,  572-Young  Andrew  Jackson,  '84.   2 

Tempest,  by  Bellfounder,  62-\Valnut  Bark,  '84 2 

Tempest,  by  Ledge-Cook's  Bullrush,  '86 2 

Tempest,  by  Hawthorne-Chieftain,  '88 2 

Temple,  by  Harold- Lexington,  '84 ..    2 

Tennessee,  by  Commodore-Black   Hawk,  '71 2 

Texas  Bill-pedigree  not   traced,  '83 2 

Texas  Jack,  by  Blue  Bull — not  traced,  '84 2 

T.  G.,  by  Hambletonian  Prince-Bilow  Horse,  '86 ..    2.27:^ 

Thad,  by  Hambletonian  Tranby — not  traced,  '86 2:29-1 

Thapsin,  by  Berlin-Benicia  Boy,  '85 2:22f 

Thalbcrg,  by  Mambrino  Excelsior-Cady's  Champion, '88  2:25 

The  Item,  by  Gov.  Sprague-CaptAValker,  '87  -. 2:25^ 

Theresa  Sprague,  by  Gov.  Sprague-Almont, '85  .. 2:25-1 

Thomas,  J.  W.,  by  Scott's  Thomas — not  traced,  '82 2:271 

Thomas,  J.  B.,  by  Sterling-Defiance,  '83.. 2:18^ 

Thomas,  W.  K.,  by  Osceola,  '68 2:26 

Thomas  Jefferson,  by  Toronto  Chief-son  B.  H.,  '75 2:23 

Thomas  L.  Young,  by  Well's  Yellow  Jacket-Dragon,  '75  2:19|- 

Thornburg,  by  Judge  Advocate-Gen.  Grant,  '8-4 2:21^ 

Thorndale,  by  Abdallah,  15-Mambrino  Chief,  '76 2:22^ 

Thorndale  F.,  by  Thorndale  Chief-Walter  Allen,  '88...    2:30 
Thorndale  Maid,  by  Thorndale-Country  Gentleman,  '88  2:30 

Thorndella,  by  Thorndale  Chief — not   traced,  '88 2:27^ 

Thornless,  by  Dauntless-Hamlet,  '88 2:18| 

Ticonic,  by  Milwaukee  Black  Flying  Cloud,  '84 2:26-J- 

Tilford,  by  Bourbon  Wilkes-John  Dillard,  Jr.,  '88 2:29^ 

Tilton  Almont,  by  Almont-Clark  Chief,  '83 2:26 

Time  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-M'b'o  Time,  '88....    2:27^ 


252        LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Timothy,  by  Hindoo — not  traced,  '80 2 

Tinnie  B  ,  by  Black  Pilot-Stewart  Morgan,  '84 . 2 

Tiny,  by  Solicitor-Harold,  '87 2 

Titania,  by  Aberdeen-C.  J.  Wells,   '84   2 

Toinette,  by  Onward-Lever,  '88  .  - ...    2 

Tola — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2 

Tolu  Maid,  by  Red  Bird  2d— not  traced,  '80 __   2 

Tom  Allen,  by  Honest  AUen-Brignoli,  '85 2 

Tom  Bairy,  by  Warwick  Boy — not  traced,  '84 2 

Tom  Bayard — pedigree  not  traced,   '87  1 2 

Tom  Britton,  by  Mambrunello — not  traced,  '77  .. 2 

Tom  l^rovvn,  by  Bald  Chief-Sam  Slick,  '75 2 

Tom  Cameron,  by  HiatogaT'acolet,  '84 2 

Tom  Hendricks,  by  Tom  Hunter — not  traced,  "80..- 2 

Tom  Hendricks,  by  Tom  Rolfe-Copperbottom,  "81 2 

Tom  Kecler,  by  Jersey  Star — not  traced,   '77 2 

Tom  Kirkwood,  by  Bashaw  Gales  Morgan,  '84 2 

Tom  Malloy,  by  Phil  Sheridan — not  traced,  '79 ..  2 

Tom  Medley — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 2 

Tom  Moore,  by  Jupiter  Abdallah-Westchester,  '75 2 

Tom  B.  Patchen,  by  Churchill  Horse-Benson  Horse,  '81   2 

Tom  Rogers,  by  George  Wilkes — not    traced,  'SG 2 

Tom  Rolfe,  by  Tom  Rolfe-P>arnaught,  Jr.,  '84 2 

Tom  Walter,  by  Grey  Messenger — not   traced,  '73 2 

Tom  Wonder — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2 

Tommy,  by  Aberdeen — not  traced,  '87 2 

Tommy  B.,  by  Caledonian  Chief-Toronto  Chief,  Jr., '87-   2 

Tommy  Dodd,  by  Alexander-Mystery,  '80  - . 2 

Tommy  Gates,  by  The  Moor — not  traced,  '  79 . . 2 

Tommy  Norwood,  by  Norwood-Gen.   Knox,  '81 2 

Tony  Newell,  by  Clark   Chief,  Jr.-Kmbry's  Lex'n, '83..   2 

Topscy,  by  Charley  B.-C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.,  22,  '88 2 

Topsey,  by  Skinkle  Hambletonian-Prince,  '82 2 

Topsey,  by  Walkill  Chief-Ethan  Allen,  474,  '82 2 

Toronto  Chief,  Jr.,  by  Jones'  T'o  Chief — not  traced,  '82  2 
Toronto  Maid,  by  Captain-Toronto  Chief,  '85 2 


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Tramp — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:21>;^ 

Tramp,  Jr.,  by  Tramp-Bernard\s  INIuscatine,  '85 2:30 

Trampoline,  by  Tramp-Bashaw,  '78 .■ . .    2:23 

Tramp  S.,-by  Trarnp-Muscatine,  '87 2:28f 

Transit,  by  Prompter-California  Dexter,  '86 2:2C)^ 

Trapeze,  by  Rumor-Gen.  Knox,   '88 2:29|- 

Traveler,  by  Fh'ing  Morgan — not  traced,  '65 2:27^ 

Treadway,  by  Aristos,  Jr.-Young  Jackson,  '88 2:28^ 

Tremont,  by  Belmont-Abdallah,  15,  '82 2:281 

Tribune,  b\-  Knickerbocker-Mambrino   Patchen,  '87 2:25^ 

Tricotrin,  by  W.  H.  Maxwell-Young  Oneida,  '88 2:26 

Trifle,  by  Trouble-Quaker  Joe,   '88 2:29^ 

Trinket,  by  Princeps-Hambletonian,   '81 2:14 

Trio,  by  Volunteer-American  Star,  '76 . . 2:23;^ 

Troubador,  by  Revenge-Black  Donald,  '81 2:19|^ 

Trouble,  by  Nigger  Doctor-Sherman  Black  Hawk,  '87..    2:24| 

TroublesoiTie,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Brignoli,  'S-t 2:25^ 

Trousseau,  by  Nutwood-Pilot,  Jr,  '85 2:28-| 

T.  T.  S.,  by  Melrose-Vermont-Hambletonian,  '88.. 2:19.V 

Tucker,  by  Strathmore-Bob  Henry,   '80 ...   2:19 

Tump  Winston,  by  Primus — not  traced,  '84 ..   2:24i 

Turk,  bv  Arthur— not  traced,   '8S 2:29] 

Twang,  by  Hiatoga-Young  Eclipse,   '69 2:28^ 

Twilight,  by  Washington  Jackson — not  traced,  '76 2:27 

Tyler — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:281 

Ulva,  by  Wedgewood-Abdallah,  15,  "  85 2:27 

Una,  by  Almont-Mango, '80 . .* 2:29| 

Uncle  Dave,  by  Independent — not  traced,  '80 2:26^ 

Unknown — pedigree  not  traced,  '75..    2:23 

U.  N.  O  ,  by  Carenaught— not  traced,  '88 2:241 

Unola,  by  Volunteer-Harry  Clay,  '82 2:221 

Urbana  Belle,  by  J.  H.  Welsh  Breckinridge,  '85 2:20| 

Up-and-Up — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:28 

Valensin,  by  Crown  Point-John  Nelson, '86 2:23 

Valiant,  by  Enchanter-Volunteer,  '81 2:28} 

Valkyr,  Volunteer  Star-Corbeau,  '88 2:19|- 


254        I^Ii^T    OF   2:30    HORSES    IX    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Valentine,  by  Kentucky  Clay,  Jr. — not  traced,  'SS 2 

Valley  Boy,  by  Aberdeen-Plow  Boy,  '82 2 

Valley  Chief,  by  Phil  Sheridan-Ben  Bolt,  '80 2 

Valley  Girl,  by  Wakill  Chief-Henry   Clay,  Jr.',  '85  .. 2 

Vanderlynn,  by  Geo.   M.  Patchen,  Jr.-Joseph,   '84 2 

Vanity  Fair,  by  Albion — not  traced,  '75 2 

Van  Tassel,  by  Crittenden-Ashland  Chief,  '88 . 2 

Van  W.,  by  Bellwood-Benedict's  Pathfinder,  '87 2 

Vatican,  by  I^elmont-Hambletonian,  'SO 2 

Velox,  by  Knickerbocker-Hambletonian,  'SG._ 2 

Venture,  by  son  American  Boy-American  Boy,  Jr.,  '77.  2 

Vernette,  by  Manchester-Hambletonian,  '87 2 

Versailles  Girl,  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas-Tippoo,  '77 2 

Vespasian,  by  Hull-Backman's  Abdallah  Star,  '87 2 

Vesolia,  by  Stamboul-The   Moor, '88.. _.  2 

Victor,  by  Gen.  Knox — not  traced,  '81 ..  2 

Victor — pedigree  not  traced,  '81  .. 2 

Victor,  by  Rysdyk-Phenomenon,  '85  . , ...  2 

Victor,  by  Young  Darkey-Red  Bird,  '87 2 

Victor,  by  Echo — not   traced,  '88 . . —  2 

Victor  Clay,  by  Victor  Mohawk-Clark's  Paymaster,  '85.  2 

Victor  Duroc,  by  Victor  Mohawk-Messenger  Duroc,  '88  2 

Victor  Sprague,  by  George  Sprague  Swigert,  '8*) 2 

Victor  Wilkes,  by  Young  Wilkes-Little  Giant,  '88 2 

Viking,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  '88 2 

Village  Girl^pedigrce  not  traced,  '7<> 2 

Villette,  by  Vcflunteer,  Jr.-Tom  Kimball,  ^SC} 2 

Viola,  by  Morgan  Prince-King  George,  '73 . . . .  2 

Violin — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 _  2 

Vision,  by  Edsall  Clay-Boliver,  '83  . 2 

Vivandiere.  by  Sentinel — not  traced, '85. ..  2 

Vivid  C,  by  Schuyler  Colfax-Fremont,  '82 2 

Vladimir,  by  Woodburn  Pilot-Monest  Allen,  '83 2 

Volmer,  by  Gambetta- 1  lambletonian,  '8(1 2 

Volncy,  by  Volunteer-Defiance,  '79 2 

Voltaire,  by  Tattler-Mambrino  Chief,  '81 2 


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LIST    OF    2:30    IIORSKS    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1 889.        255 

Volunteer,  by  Gen.  Dana-Novato  Chief,  '80 2:27 

Volunteer  Maid,  by  Volunteer-Drew   Horse,  '78 2:27 

Von  Arnim,  by  Sentinel-Blood's  Black  Hawk,  '82 2:19^ 

Voucher,  by  Ncphew-Patchen  Vernon,  '86 2:22 

V.  R.  S.,  by  a  son  of  Fearnaught-Young  Weasel,  '8('> . .  _    2:21H 
Vulcan,  by  Green  Mountain  l^anner-Vennont  Ham.,  '77  2:25 

Wade  Hampton,  by  Amboy — not  traced,  '85 2:29^ 

Wagner  Bashaw,  by  Bashaw  Champion,  '8L . . .  .  . 2:25f 

Waiting,  by  Lexington  Chief,Jr.-Mambrino  Chief, Jr. ,'85  2:24^ 
Wallace,  by  Gen.  Knox,  Jr.-Witherell   Messenger,  '84..    2  29^ 

W'allace,  by  Grey  Comet — not  traced,  '87 .  - . .  .   2:22} 

Wallace  G.,  by  Plumas — not  'traced,  '87 . .    2:201 

Walnut,  by  Floriba-Messenger  Hanibletonian,  '85 2:19^ 

Walter — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2:29|- 

Walter  C,  by  Blackstone— not  traced,  '80 2:30 

Wanita,  by  Aberdeen-Lowe's  Pilot, '88 2:24] 

W^ard  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-Kossuth,  '84 2:25} 

W^arrior,  by  Lidian  Chief — not  traced,  '79 . 2:20 

Warwick,  by  Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  'OS 2:29i 

Waterford,  by  Abbottsford-Speculation,  '88 2:27 

Waterloo,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,  '88 ..   2:284 

Watt,  by  Lysander,  Rockefellow  Horse,  '88 .    2:24| 

Wavelet,  by  Belmont-Pilot,  Jr.,   '88 2:24 l 

Wawona,  by  Bourbon  Wilkes-Abdallah  Mambrino, '88.    2:28^ 

Waxford,  by  Hemlock — not  traced,  '80 2;27-| 

Wayland,  by  Falcon-Reliance,  '80  . . 2:25|- 

Wayne  Wilson,  by  Stoner  Boy-Hambletonian,  '88 2:29} 

Weaver  Boy,  by  Fortune-Peter   Jones,  '88.... 2:28f 

Webber,  by  Como  Chief-McKenzie  Morgan,  '70  . .  . . 2:28 

Wedgewood,  by  Belmont-Woodford,  '80 2:19 

Wellesley  Boy,  by  Godfrey  Patchen — not  traced,  '74 2:20^ 

Wells  Fargo,  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen,  Jr.-Gen.  Taylor,  '87  .    2:18| 

Wentworth,  by  Abdallah  Pilot— not  traced,  '88 2:29|- 

Westchester  Girl,  by  Peter  Story — not  traced,  '88 2:20} 

Western,  by  Stephen  A.    Douglas — not  traced,  '71 2:30 

Western,  by  Tramp  Dexter-Dalley  Horse,  '83 2:25} 


256        LIST    OF    2:30    HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889. 

Western  Belle,  by  Comet-Blackbird,  '87 2:241 

Western  Girt,  by  Bellfounder,  63-Wikl  Harry,  '70 2:27^ 

Western  New  York,  by  Nonpareil-Blucher,  '08 2:2'J 

Western  Pathfinder,  by  Pathfi'r.  2871-M'b'o  Chief,  Jr.,  '87  2:28 

Westfield,  by  Ilambletonian,  725— not  traced,  '73 ..    2:2(i|- 

West  Liberty,  by  Wapsie — not  traced,  '77 .  - 2:28 

Westmont,  Col.  West-Mambrino  Sherman,  '84 .    2:24 

Westover,  by  Marshal  Ney-Price's  St.  Lawrence, '84  .. .   2:2()-]- 

Whalebone — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2:21.) 

Whipsaw,  by  Red  Wilkes-Corbeau,  '85  .  .  _ .  . 2:27|- 

Whirlwind,  by  Zilcaadi   Golddust-Cottonpicker,  '84 2:24 

White  Cloud,  by  Joe  Brown — no't  traced,  '7G__ 2:25|- 

White  Line,  by  Strong  Horse — not  traced, '70    2:30 

White  Oak,  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen,  Jr.-Black  Warrior,  '80  2:30 

White  Socks,  by  Alcantara-Rattler,   '87 2:20| 

White  Stockings,  by  Blackwell's  Ham. — not  traced,  '77  2:21 

White  Stockings — pedigree  not  traced, '88 2:10 

Wick,  by  Justin  Morgan-John  Dillard,   '82  2:20J- 

Widow  Bedot,  by  Bashaw  Drury — not   traced,  'b5 2:29| 

Widow  Machree,  by  American  Star-Pintler's  Boli\'ar,'01   2:29 

Wilbur  F-,  by  Hinsdale  Horse — not  traced,  '80 ---^f 

Wildair,  by  John  Morgan-Portsmouth,  '78 2:23 

Wild  Flower,  by  Electioneer-St.  Clair,  '81 2:21 

Wild  Lily,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Carter's  Coknnbus,  '77--    2:24 

Wildmont,  by  Egmont-Administrator,  '87  ...... 2:27 

Wild  Oats,  by  Bashaw-Columbus,  '75 2:20 } 

Wild  Rake,  by  Hambletonian    Mam.-John  Dillard,  '80.    2:23^^ 

Wildwood,  by  Blackwood, Allen's  Messenger,  Jr.,  '77 2:30 

Wilkes  Boy,  by  Geo.'Wilkcs-Mambrino    Patchen,  '84. .   2:24k 

Wilkes  Brino,  by  Plambrino-George  Wilkes,  '87 2:23 

Wilkes,  R.  M.,  by  Mambrino  Wjlkes-Kearsarge, '88 2:27|- 

Wilkin,  by  Abdallah   West-Humbolt,  '87 2:27^ 

Will  Benham,  by  Whip  Clay — pedigree  not  traced,  '84     2:24] 

Will  Cody,  by  Blue  Bull-untraced,  '80 .    2: 1!>' 

Will  Collender,  by  Strader— not    traced,  '84 -:21i- 

Willelt,  by  Sweepstakes-Ldward  I^verett,  '87 2:27i 

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LIST   OF   2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP    TO    1889.        257 


William,  by  Wilder-Tyler's  Patchen,  '88   

William  H.  Allen,  by  Volunteer- — not    traced,  '72 

William  Arthur,  by  Confederate  Chief — not  traced,    '85 

William  C,  by  Young  Wilkes-Long  Island,  '86 

William  G.,  by  American  Boy-King  Alfred,  Jr.,  'S-i  .. .. . 

William  G. — pedigree  not  traced,  *  87 ...  - 

William  H.,  by  Samson — not  traced,  '76 

William  H.,  by  Young  Wilkes-Daniel  Webster,  '82   ... 

William  H. — pedigree  not  traced.  '88 

William  Kearney,  by  Lysander-Rough  and  Ready,  '88. 

William  R.,  by  Brookmont-Fearnaught,  '80. _ 

William  T.,  by  Thatcher  Ham.-Willett's  Champion, '83. 

William  J.  Woerner — pedigree  not    traced,  '87 

Williams,  by  Combat-Dictator,  '88 ,  . 

Willie  D.,  by  Home  Horse — pedigree  not  traced, '87 

Willis  Woods,  by  Rescue-Harris'  Henry  Clay,  '83 

Wilson,  by  George  Wilkes-Clark  Chief,  '83  . . .    . 

Wilton,  by  George  Wilkes-IIambletonian,  '86 . 

Winder,  by  Buckshot — not  traced,  'SiS 

Windsor  H.,  by  Windsor,  '88 

Windsor  M.,  by  Windsor-Black  Dutchman,  '85 

Wineshade,  by  Indiaman-Forrest   King,  '88 

Winona,  by  Jefferson  Prince  Gen.   Sheridan,  '87 

AVinnie  Wick,  by  Swigert-Bellfounder,  63,  '84. 

Winship,  H.  B.,  by  Aristos  Col.  Moulton,  '84 

Winthrop  Morrill,  Jr.,  by  Metecomet-Calvin,  '77 

AV  izz,  by  Roscoe-Stubtail,  '80 

W.  K.,  by  Chosroes — not  traced,  '87 

Wolford  Z.,  by  Capt.  Beaumont — not  traced,  '78 . 

W' onder,  (Ringer),  '87 I 

Woodard  and  Harbison,  by  Mam.  J.oe-Red.  Ab'h.,  '86.. 
Woodchuck,  by  Mambrino  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '78.. 

Woodbrino,  by  Nutwood-Woodford  Mambrino,  '88 

Woodford  Chief,  by  Clark  Chief — not  traced,  '77 

Woodford  Mambrino,  by  Mam.  Chief-Woodford,  '78... 
Woodnut,  by  Nutwood-Hasbrouck's  Ham.  Chief,  '88.. 


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258        LIST   OF    2:30   HORSES    IN    HARNESS    UP   TO    18S9. 


Woolly  Jim,  by  Blood  Chief-Canada  Jack,  '85 

Wormwood,  by  Nutwood-Kentucky  Hunter,   '85 

Wyatt,  by  Cuyler-Mambrino    Transport, '88 

X.  Y.  Z  ,  by  Mambrino  Patchen — not  traced,  '86 

Yankee  Sam — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 

Yellow  Doc,  by  Mohawk,  Jr.,  G05-Iowa    Copperb'm, '  82 

York  State,  by  Champion,  808 — not  traced,  "75 

Yorktown  Belle,  by  Young  Volunteer-Arab,  '88 

Young  Bruno,  by   Hambletoiiian-Bellaire,   '7-i . 

Young  Buchanan,  by  Buchanan  2d-Hiram  Drew,  '80... 
Young  Columbus,  Jr.,  by  Columbus-Morse  Horse,  '80_.- 

Young  Fullerton,  by  Edward  Everett-Jupiter, '88 

Young  Frank,  by  Royal    F'earnaught-Mam.  C'f,  Jr.,  '88. 

Young,  J.  S. — pedigree  not  traced,  '67 

Young  Magna,  by  Magna  Cliarta — not  traced,  '75 

Young  Morrissey,  by  Morrison-Foreigner, '86   

Young  Rattler,  by  Pathfinder — not  traced,  '74 

Young  Rolfe,  by  Tom  Rolfe-Draco,  '84 

Young  Royal  George — pedigree  not  traced, '62 

Young  Sentinel,  by  Sentinel-American  Star,  '77 

Young  Smuggler,  by  Smuggler-Andrew  Jackson,  '84 

Young  Sweepstakes,  by  SweepstakesTIarry  Clay,  '88  .. 
Young  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Prince  of  Wales,  '76. 

Yuba,  by  Harold-Belmont, '87 - -- 

Zahn,  by  Dauntless-Young  America,  '86 

Zeno,  by  Stillson-Bashaw,  '86 

Zenobia,  by  Ohio  Knickerbocker-Panic,   '86 

Zephyr,  by  Frank  Allen — not  traced,  '75 . 

Zephyr — pedigree  not  traced,   '79 

Zig,  by  Guide — not  traced,  ^SG ..- 

Zoe  B.,  by  I>lue  Bull — not  traced,  '85 

Zoe  K.,  by  Egmont-l^laxtail,  '88 

Zulu,  by  IJarold-Duvall's  Mambrino,  '85 

Zulu,  by  Cnpoul-Como  Chief,  '87 

Total  ]S' limber  of  Trotters  3,2o5. 


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TO    THE    CLOSE    OF   1888, 


Aaron  R.,  by  Morgan  Messenger — not  traced,  \^7 2:20 

Abdallah  (Stiles'),  by  Ilamdallah-Black  Denmark,   '88..    2:27|- 

Abe  Johnson — pedigree  not  traced,  'TO, .    _ 2:29 

Aberdeen — pedigree  not  traced.  '85  . .  . . 2:23|- 

Ace  of  Clubs — pedigree  not  traced, '67 .    2:24^ 

Ace  of  Diamonds — pedigree  not  traced, '68 2:28^ 

Ace  of  Diamonds — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:27| 

Addie  Bell,  by  Archie-Stump  the  Dealer,  '88 2:22^ 

Addie  C,  by  Gloster-Fiying  Dutchman,  '88   ... 2:26^ 

Adonis,  by  Sidney-Capt.  Webster,  '88 2:14^ 

Agate,  by  Opal— not  traced,  '88 2:25^ 

Aggie — pedigree  not  traced,  '86  .... ... 2:26 

Aggie  Downs — pedigree  not  traced, '44 2:29 

Albany  Boy — pedigree  not  traced, '72 . 2:20 

Albatross,  by  Fred  B.  Hine-Highland  Golddust,  '88  ...   2:30 

Alexander  Boy,  by  Adjuster  Gurney,   '88. 2:22^ 

Allen  Maid,  by  Ashley's  Ethan  Allen-James   Horse,  '88  2:16|- 

Almont  Patchen,  by  Juanito-Gladiator, '88 2:15 

American  Boy,  by  Pocahontas  Boy — not  traced,  '85 2:26|- 

Americus — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 . 2:24^ 

Andrew  J.  Polk — pedigree  not  traced,  '58  . 2:26^ 

Andy  Mellon — pedigree  not  traced,  '60 2:25|- 

Anna  J.,  by  Hamlet,  '87 2:29| 

Annie  Boyd — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:20-|- 

Aral,  by  Grey  Eagle-Hampton, '87 2:25|- 

Archie  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:30 

Architect,  by  Billet— not  traced,  '  88 2:20f 


26o         LIST    OF    2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF   1 888, 

Argyle,  by  Baker  Horse-Tom  Hal, 'ST 2:14:|- 

Arrow,  by  A.  W.   Richmond-Crichton,  '88... 2:13^ 

Atlas,  by  Alroy-Joe  Hooker,  '88 2:28|. 

Attraction,  by  Onward-Scott's  Thomas,  'S8.. 2:28^ 

Badger,  by  Kerr's  Bashaw  Gifford  Morgan,  Jr.,  '74 2:29 

Bald  Hornet,  by  Neaves'  Old  Bald  IF t— not  traced, '81.  2:21 

Balsora  Wilkes,  by  Wilkie  Collins-Balsora,  '88 2:17i 

Banner  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  "85 2:29| 

Barney,  pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:28| 

Barney  Horn,  by  Nephew — not  traced,  '87 2:23^ 

Bawley — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:28 

Bay  Billy — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2:14 

Bay  Rob — pedigree  not  traced,  '00 2:25 

Bay  Diamond,  by  Milo— dam  not  traced,  '88 2:23i- 

Bay  Jim — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 .._  2:21 1 

Bay  I.ucy — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2:30 

Bay  Sally,  by  Tom  Crowder — not  traced,  '75 2:20 

Bay  Tom — pedigree  not   traced,  '74 2:20 

Bay  Tom — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2:23 

Bay  Tom,  Jr.,  by  Bay  Tom- -not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Belle  D. — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:25 

Belle  Davi.s — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 ..  2:25|- 

Bclle  Girl,  by  Harold-lklmont,  '88 2:24 

Belle  Hammill,  by  Hiatoga— not   traced,  '83 2:20|^ 

Belle  Morse,  by  Caldw's  Grey  Diomed-Gcn.  Taylor,  '84.  2:20| 

Belle  Malonc,  by  Finch's  St.  Lawrence — not  traced, '83  2:244- 

Belle  Shackett,  by  Abraham-Ethan  Allen,  '87 2:27f 

Belmont  Boy,  by  Nutwood-Tom  Vernon,  '88 2:15 

Belton,  by  Bclmont-Strathmore,  '87 2:22J- 

Belva  Lock\vood,by  Bob  Ridley,  Jr.-Shawhan's  Hall, '88  2:171- 

Ben  Butler,  by  Old  St.  Clair— not  traced,  '74 2:19| 

J>en  Butler,  by  Nelson's  Onward— not  traced,  '87 2:29|- 

Ben  Hamilton.     Sec  Regardless. 

Ben  Higdon,  by  Abdallah— not  traced,  '54 2:27 

Bennie,  by  Fearnaught,  Jr.-Gilbrcth   Knox,  '80) 2:18i- 

Ben  Starr,  by  John's  Tom    liaz/ard-J.  Richards,  Jr..  'SS  2:19.) 


LIST   OF   2:30   PACERS   TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888.  261 

Benson  H.,  by  Louis  Napoleon — not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Bessemer,  by  Voltaire-Concord,  '8S „ 2:15 

Bessie  M.,  by  Capt.  Gay,  Jr. — not  traced,  *8J: ..  2:16| 

Bessie  Moore,  by  Tom  Moore,  '87 '2:24^ 

Betty  Walker — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:30 

Big  Sam — pedigree  not  traced,  '8-i 2:29^ 

Bill  White— pedigree  not  traced,  '50  . . 2:30 

Billy  B.,  by  Mountain  Boy— not  traced,  'S6... 2:29^ 

Billy  Boyce,  by  Corbeau-Tom   Hale,  '67 2:19 

Billy  Bunker,  by  Harry  Clay,  Jr. — not  traced,  '87 2:19^ 

Billy  Button — pedigree  not  traced,  ^Q6 2:294- 

Billy  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:25f 

Billy  D. — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:29|- 

Billy  Egbert— pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29^ 

Billy  F.,  by  Land  Pilot— not  traced,  '87 2:20^ 

Billy  F.— pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:28^ 

Billy  Fleming,  by  Copperbottom — not  traced,  '87 2:25|- 

Billy  G.,  by  Tempest— not  traced,  'SG 2:28^ 

Billy  Hopper — pedigree  not  traced, '76 2:24 

Billy  Kedron,  by  Glencoe-Wiley  Thompson,  '87 2:29 

Billy  the  Kid,  by  Uwharrie-Sandusky, '88 '. . .    2:21^ 

Billy  Larkin — pedigree  not  traced,  'G8 2:27 

Billy  M.,  by  Clear  Grit-St.  Lawrence  2d,  '  84 2:19f 

Billy  M.,  by  Bob  Hunter— not  traced,  '88 2:19| 

Billy  Mayo — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2:20 

Billy  N.— pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:30 

Billy  R.,  by  William  Mason-Solomon  Hager,  '87 2:27|^ 

Billy  S  ,  by  Corbeau-Redmond's  Boston,  '84 2:14^ 

Billy  Scott,  by  Billy  Green-Hefling's  Hiatoga,  '80 2:21|- 

Billy  Silk — pedigree  not  traced,   '85 2:29^ 

Billy  Stewart,  by  American  Boy — not  traced, '88 2:19^ 

Billy  T. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 .   2:30 

Billy  Warren,  by  Billy  Green,  '88 ... . 2:29| 

Billy  Webb — pedigree  not  traced, '87 2:27 

Billy  Wilkes — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:30 

Birdie  L.,  by  Lance-Smith  Horse,  '87 2:28^^ 


262  LIST   OF   2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888. 

Black  Ambassador,  by  Ambassador-Star  Hamblet'n,  '87  2:25 

Black  Bassinger,  by  Legal  Tender — not  traced,  '83 2:29f 

Black  Cat — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:29 

Black  Eph — pedigree  not   traced,  '85 2:29 

Black  Hal,  by  Morrison's  Clipper— not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Black  Henry — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:25|- 

Black  Jack — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:29^ 

Black  Morgan — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:27 

Black  Shy — pedigree  not  traced,  '(36 2:30 

Black  Weasel,  by  Longfellow — not  traced,  '80 2:26|- 

Black  York,  by  Tempest,  Jr.— not  traced,  '88 2:20i- 

Blanche,.by  Middletown,  Jr.-Ethan  Allen,  350,  '87 2:261: 

Blue  Wing,  by  Pluto,  1,950-Bellfounder,  63,  '88 2:27 

Bob  Ingersoll,  by  Legal  Tender,  J r.-Capt.  Walker,  '88..   2:26J 

Bracelet,  by  Nephew — not  traced, '87 . 2:21 

Brewery  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 -    2:29 

Bright  Light — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:29 

Brightwood,  by  AbrahamT^^lying  Morgan,  '87 2:19^ 

Brown  Hal,  by  Gibson's  Tom  Hal-John  N'land,  '87 2:13 

B.  T.,  by  Hamilton  Woodford— not  traced,  '88 2:26 

Buck  DIckerson,  by  Edwards'  Tom  C'w'r,  S'y  Abe,  '85.   2:254 

Buckeye  Girl,  by  Jordan, '88 2:27 

Buckskin — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:27 

Bud  Crook,  by  George  Wilkes-Brinker's  Drennon,  '88..    2:18^ 

Budd  Doble,  by  Lidianapolis-Stocking  Chief,  '88.. 2:19|- 

Budweiser,  by  St.  Lawrence,  '88 .    2:28 

Buffalo  Girl,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Tom    Hal,  3,00(.-,  "83..    2:12J^ 

Bugher — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 —   2:30 

Burkholdcr— pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:26|- 

Capitola — pedigree  not  traced,  '74: 2:25|- 

Capt.  Dan — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:24|^ 

Capt.  Jack,  by  Old  Red  lUick— not  traced,  '83... 2:24| 

Capt.  Kinney — pedigree  not   traced,  '56 2:24|- 

Capt.  Walker— pedigree   not  traced,  '70 - .  - -    2:274- 

Careless,  by  Spring  liill-y\lmont,  '88 2:23]- 

Carrie  T.,  by  Signal— not  traced, '81 2:204 


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IJST    OF    2:30    I'ACKRS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OK    1 888.         263 

Cayuga  Maid — pedigree  not   traced,  '50 2:28 

Centerville  Maid — pedigree  not  traced,  '60  _ . 2:25|- 

Change — pedigree  not  traced,  'SO  _  . . . ^•1*'^2- 

Chapman,  by  St.  Omar,  '87 ...  2:30 

Chapman — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:22^ 

Charley — pedigree  not  traced,  '81     2  27 

Charley  Brown — pedigree  not   traced,  '87 2-"^'^ 

Charley  E.,  by  Old  Sambo — not  traced,  'S-t 2 

Charley  Evans — pedigree  not  traced,  "72 . 2 

Charley  F.,  by  Cloud  Mambrino — not  traced,  '71) 2 

Charley  Foster,  by  Joe  Brister — not  traced,  '85 2 

Charley  Friel,  by  Allie  West-Capt.  Walker,  '87 2 

Charley  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2 

Charm,  by  Leroy-Stevens'  Uwharrie,  '87 2: 

Chestnut  Dan,  by  Tam  0'Shanter-Mambrino-Eclipse,'Sr>  2 

Chestnut  Star,  by  Arnold's  Red  Buck-Sleepy  Abe,  '83. .  2 

Chief,  by  Blood  Chief— not  traced,  '84  . . 2 

Chieftain — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2  2S|- 

Chimes  E  ,  by  Chimes-Louis  Napoleon,  '87 2:17|- 

China  Girl,  by  Mahew  Knox-Anfield,  '87 2:2i:»L 

Clatawa,  by  Alwood-Bellfounder,  62, '88 :.  2:28^ 

Claude  Duval,  by  Flying  Cloud, '88. ,.  2:29| 

Cleveland,  by  Sweepstakes-Siglar's  American   Star,  '87.  2:22|- 

Clinker — pedigree  unknown,  '80 2:20 

Cloud  R.,  by  Ben  Snathen — not  traced,  '85   . 2:27 

Cock  Robin,  by  Pound's  Golddust,   '88 2:251 

Cognac,  by  Madrid-McGregor's  Warrior,  '87 2:20-1- 

Cohannet,  by  Bay  State-Hiatoga,    '85 ..  2:17+ 

Coldvvater  Billy — pedigree  not  traced,  '67 2:23 

Coleman — pedigree  not  troced,  '88 2:291 

Colonel — pedigree  not  traced,  '85. 2:30 

Colonel  Bruce,  by  Mambrino  Bruce,  '87 2:30 

Colonel  Matson,  by  Chadd's  Red   Buck,  '87 2:30 

Colossus,  by  Colonna  Girdley's  Red  Buck,  '88 2:27f 

Columbus  Girl,  by  Arnold's  Red   Buck — not  traced,  '88  2:25| 

Comet — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 .  2:22 


264  LIST    OF   2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888. 


Comet — pedigree  not   traced,   '77 

Commodore — pedigree  not   traced,  '07 

Contender,  by  Standard  Bearer,  '87 

Conway,  by  Wedgewood-Abdallah,  15,  'S5 

Copperbottom — pedigree  not   traced,  '74 

Cora — pedigree  not  traced,  'SQ 

Cora  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 .-.. 

Cora  D.,  by  King  Mambrino-Italian  Boy,  '88 

Cora  Mack,  by  Prince  Pulaski — not   traced,  '86 . 

Corette,  by  Winthrop — not  craced,  '82 

Cotton  Picker,  by  Jackson's  Red  Buck — not  traced,  '75 

Country  Girl,  by  Volunteer,  Jr. — not   traced,  '87 

Country  Girl,  by  Blue  Vein-Murphy's  Blue  Bull,  '88 

Creole — pedigree  not  traced,  '69 

Critmore,  by  Crittenden-Strathmore,  '87 

Crown  Point — pedigree  not  traced,  '7l.> 

C.  W.  L.,  by  Milwaukee,  Jr.-Almont,  '88 

Cyclone — pedigree  not   traced,  '83 

Daisy  C,  by  Jim  Wilson — not  traced,  '8S 

Daisy  D.,  by  Black  Steer — not  traced,  '84 

Daisy  Scott — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 

Daisy  Webb,  by  Almonarch-J.  C.  Wells,  '88 

Daisy  Woods,  by  Bayard,  '88 

Damiana   by  Gladiator — not  traced,  '87 

Dan  D.,  by  Diadem-Hollinghead's  Sambo,  'SG 

Dandy  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 . 

Dandy  Boy,  by  Blue  Bull-Pocahontas  l^oy,  '84 

Dan  Mahoney — pedigree  not  traced,  'ijQ 

Dan  Miller — pedigree  not  traced,  '4i) . 

Dan  Rice,  by  Signal — not  traced,  '6() — 

Dan  Rice — pedigree  not  traced,  '53 

Danube,  by  Chickamauga-Trojan,  '88 . 

Dan  V^oorhees — pedigree  not  traced,  '71 

Dan  Webster — pedigree  not  traced,  'SO 

Daniel  S.,  by  St.   LaA\'rence,   '87 

Daniel  Webster — pedigree  not  traced,  '50 


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LIST   (W    2:30    PACERS    TO    THE   CLOSE    OF    1 888.         265 

Dauntless  Bess,  by  Old  Dock-Post  Boy  Frank,  '88 2:26f 

Dave — pedigree  not  traced,  'SQ 2:27 

David  Wilkes,  by  Almont  Eclipse,  George  Wilkes,  '88.   2:28j: 

Davy  Crocket,  by  Legal  Tender — not  traced, '87 2:24^ 

Defiance,  by  Chieftain— not  traced,  '73 2:l7f 

Delineator,  by  Dictator-Shelby    Chief,  '86... 2:18 

Detractor,  by  Gossip-Black  Dutchman,  '88  . ..-   2:26-|- 

Dexter,  by  Ethan  Allen,  473 — not  traced,  79  .   2:29 

Dido,  by  Hiatoga,  Columbus,  '80 2:23i 

Dirigo  Maid,  by  Dirigo— not  traced,  '88 2:26| 

Dixie — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 . .    2:29| 

Dr.  M.,  by  Brown  Prince— not  traced,  '88 2:2-l:| 

Dr.  M.,  by  King  Membrino — not  traced,  '88 2:17| 

Doc  Snyder,  by  Wild  Tom— not  traced,  '81 2:27^ 

Dr.  W.,  by  Robt.  Fillingham,  Jr.,  Crim's  Sam  Peters, '87  2:29^ 

Dr.  West,  by  Contractor-Thorndale,  '88 2:17^ 

Dodd  Peet,  by  Pancoast,  Belmont,  '87 2:224^ 

Dolly  Spanker — -pedigree  not  .traced, '53 2:27 

Donald  R — pedigree  not  traced,  '88. 2:28 

Don  Angus,  by  Huey  Angus-Swigert, '88 2:28 

Don  Cameron — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 . 2:24^ 

Don  Carlos — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2:29|- 

Don  Pedro,  by  Kirkwood,  Jr.-Autocrat,  '88 2:29^ 

Don  Pizarro,  by  Gambetta  Wilkes-Gerard  Chief,  '88  ...   2:29|- 

Drover — pedigree  not  traced,  '39 2:28 

Duco — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:29^ 

Dumas,  by  Onward-Almont  Jr.,  '88 2:19 

Duplex,  by  Bay  Tom  Jr.,  '87 2:17|- 

E.  C.  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:26| 

Eckford,  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.-Spirit  of  the  Times,  '87. ..   2:25^ 

Ed  Annan,  by  Dauntless-Night  Hawk,  '87    2:17^ 

Eddie  C,  by  Happy  Medium— not  traced,  '88 2:20 

Eddie  D.,  by  Accidental— not   traced,   '83 2:17| 

Edna  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes-St.  Elmo,  '88 2:23 

Ed.  Rosewater,  by  Vasco-Vinco, '88 2:20| 

Edwin,  by  Egbert-Hailstorm,  '88 , .   2:24| 


266         LIST    OF    2:30    I'ACKRS     TO     llll-:    CLOSE    OF     1888. 

Elt,nn  Girl,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr.-Blue  Bull,  '88 2:21 

Elk,  by  Red  Bird— not  traced,  '84 2:2Tf 

Ella  P.,  by  Sportsman-Rainbow,  '88 -   2:24| 

Ella  S.,  by  Tom  Hal, '87 2:20 

Ella  Winters,  by  Richmont-l'rince,  '87 2:29;^ 

Ellwood,  by  A.  W.  Richmond-Crichton,  '88 2:24 

Elma,  by  Elmo — not  traced,  '85 2:24 

Elmonarch,  by  Almonarch — not  traced,  '88 .. 2:17|- 

Ember,  by  Slander-Gen.   Knox,  '88 2:29|- 

Emma — pedigree  not  traced,  '63 2:29 

Emma,  by  Egbert-Jim  Monroe,  '88 2:1(5^- 

Emma  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 .  . 2:27;^ 

Engineer,  by   Locomotive,  '88 2:27 

Ernestine,  by  Red  Wilkes-Bonner  15oy,  '80 2:24 

Estella,  by  Hiatoga — not   traced,  '82 2:23|- 

Etta  C.,  by  Hampshire  Boy-ILirry  Clay,  '83... 2:29-j 

Everett  G.,  by  Ensley's  Blue  Bull— not    traced,  '87 2:28] 

Excelsior — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 .    2:24| 

Express,  by  Calhoun — not  traced,  '86. 2:24]- 

Eairmount,  by  Niagara — not  traced,   '85 2:22|- 

Fallon — pedigree  not  traced,  '85  . . .    2:28 

Famous — pedigree  not  traced,  '85  . ,. 2:30 

Fanny  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29] 

Fanny  C,  by  Bayard-Ohio  Clay, '86 2:24} 

Fanny  C,  by  Sleepy  Dutchman — not  traced,  '88 2:24i- 

Fanny  Fern — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 , 2:28f 

Fanny  Golddust,  by  Zilcaadi  Golddust — not  traced,  '83  2:25] 

Fanny  M.,  by  Hunter  Boy-Tuckahoe,  'SQ....  , 2:29] 

Farmer  Miles,  by  Dr.'  Herr-Idler, '87.. 2:22 

Felix,  by  Dictator,  Tom  Hal,  3000,  '82 2:24]^ 

Finnigan,  by  Joe  Hooker,  '88 2:24]- 

Fisherman— pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2:21 

Flcetfoot — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2:25 

riitterfoot — pedigree  not  traced,  '71 -•^"^1 

Flora,  by  Chieftain — not  traced,  '72 2:30 

Flora  Bell,  by  White  Cloud^-not  traced,  '83 2:13,f 


LIST    OK   2:30    PACERS   TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1888.  267 

Mora  Temple,  by  Longstrider — not  traced,  '87.. 2:2T|- 

Flora  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Conscript, '86    2:19^ 

Flying  Hiatoga  Jr.,  by  Flying  Hiatoga — not  traced,  '79.  2:25|- 

Frank  Champ,  by  Allie  West-Little  Priam,  '87 2:16^ 

Frank  Finch,  by  Windsor-Empire,   '87 2:27| 

Frank  H.,  by  Squire  Talmage-Old  Tom  Crowder,  '84  ..  2:2G 

Frank  M.— pedigree  not  traced, '88 2:28-| 

Frank  Pierce — pedigree  not  traced,  '56 .. 2:23| 

P'rank  W.,  by  Bishop  Burkley — not  traced,  '84 2:2I|^ 

P'rank  W. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:24| 

Fred  Ackerman,  by  Washington-Signal,    '85 2:23 

P'rederick — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 2:22| 

P>ed  lams,  by  Champion — not  traced,  '81 2:30 

P'red  Johnson — pedigree  not  traced,  '54 2:27-|- 

P'red  Ross — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:22 

Fred  S.,  by  Lexington  Chief — not  traced,  '86 2:21 

Fred  V.,  by  Clay  Pilot— not  traced, '85 . 2:22|- 

Fred  W.,  by  Bay  Chief-Bianco, '87 '. ....  2:19i- 

Fred  Wormley — pedigree  not  traced,  '74  2:29 

Frenchy,  by  Baron  Wilkes — not  traced,  '88 2:24|- 

P'ritz — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2:30 

P'ritz — pedigree  not  traced, '84 2:18 

P^uller,  by  Clear  Grit-Niagara  Champion,  '83 2:13|- 

Fullerton,  D,  by  Regalia-Bourbon  Chief,  '87 2:19| 

Ganymede,  by  Ajax,  40-De  Wolf's  Matchless,  '88 2:29| 

Gem,  by  Tom  Rolfc-Sam   Hazard,  '83 2:13| 

Gen.  Stoughton — pedigree  not  traced,  '85. 2:29| 

George  B.,  by  American  Boy,  '88 2:26^ 

George  G.,  by  Flctch's  Fly'g  Dutch'n-Uuke  of  Kent, '84  2:17 

George  Gordon,  by  Gen.  Hardee-Clark's  Traveler,  '83.  _  2:27|- 

George  Jones,  by  Quicksilver — not  traced,  '87 . 2:24^ 

Georgetown,  by  IMue  Bull-Livincible  2d,  '88 2:16] 

Gideon — pedigree  not   traced,  '85 2:26-|- 

Gipsey,  by  Hiatoga — not  traced,  '80 .  _ 2:28-^- 

Gipsey  Boy,  by  Hiatoga  Chief — not  traced, '88... 2:28 

Gipsey  Queen — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:24 


268         LIST   OF   2:30   PACERS   TO   THE   CLOSE   OF   1 888. 

Gipsey  Roan — pedigree  not   traced,  '72 2:25 

Golden  Prince,  by  Goldenbow-Erie  Abdallah,  '84 2:18^ 

Golden  Slipper — pedigree  not   traced,  '88 2:28 

Gold  Leaf,  by  Sidney-Flaxtail,  '88... 2:15 

Gossip,  by  Tattler-Golddust,  'S(\ 2:18 

Gossip,  Jr.,  by  Gossip-Pilgrim  Patchen,  '88    ._ 2:13^ 

Grandmother,  by  Almont,  Jr.-C.  J.  Wells,  '88 2:28 

Grand  Sec — pedigree  not   traced,  '87 -   2:25} 

Granger,  by  Tom  Crowder — not  traced,  '75 2:24 

Granger  Pete — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 . 2:23 

Grey  Dan — pedigree  not  traced,  '69 2:24|- 

Grey  Dick — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 2:26|- 

Grey  Eagle — pedigree  not  traced,  '67 2:25 

Grey  Frank — pedigree  not  traced, '83 2:26 

Grey  P""reddie  P. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:27|- 

Grey  Harry,  by  Tempest — not  traced, '74 2:26} 

Grey  Harry,  by  Tempest,  Jr.T^ull  Pup,  Jr.,  '88 2:10} 

Grey  Jack — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 .  —   2:21> 

Grey  Jim,  by  Mart  Stone  Horse,  '87. 2:24| 

Grey  John — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:24} 

Grover  C,  by  Morris'  Almont-Belmont,  Jr.,  '88 2:20 

Grover  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes-Davy  Crocket,  '88 2:24| 

Gurgle,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Grey  Diomed,  '84 2:20 

Gyp  S.,  by  Jefferson  Prince-Ethan  Allen,  356,  '87 2:30 

Hallie  C. — pedigree  not  traced, '87 ... 2:30 

Hal  Pointer,  by  Tom  Hal,  '88 2:29-L 

Handy  Andy — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 2:20} 

Happy  Russell,  by  M'b'o  Russell-Happy  Medium,  '88  .  2:21 1 

Harry,  by  Niagara  Champion  Montreal,  '72 2:102- 

Harry  1^.,  Waldcnsian— not  traced,  '88 2:20] 

Harry  D. — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:28 

Harry  G.,  by  Green  Mountain  Morgan,  '88 2:25} 

Harry  (iolddust,  by  Messenger  Golddust — not  traced, '85  2:29i 

Harry  West,  by  Col.  West-Kenney's  Denmark  '88 2:27} 

Harry  Z.,  by  Little  Logan— untraced,' 88 2:17 

Hattie  Shavvhan,  by  Blue  Bull  Tom   Hal,  '75 2:24j- 


LIST   OF   2:30   PACERS   TO   THE   CLOSE   OF    1 888.         269 

Haverly — pedigree  not  traced,  '87  . —   2:25 

Hazel  Heel — pedigree  not  traced,  'GO .    2:22^ 

Headlight — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:2-1:^ 

Heffner's — pedigree  not  traced,  ' GQ . y:30 

Hendricks,  T.  A. — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 —   2:29 

Henry  Drane,  by  Locomotive-Smith's  Traveler,   '87 2:23^ 

Henry  H.,  by  Revenue — untraced,  '87  .  . —    2i29|- 

Henry  H.,  by  Shoo  Fly— not  traced, '86. 2:224- 

Ilero,  by  Hambletonian  2 — not  traced,  '53 —    2:20|^ 

High  Jack,  by  Ross'  Tom  Crowder-Davy  Crocket,  '8G  .    2:30 

High  Jack,  by  Pickens'  High  Jack — not  traced,  '8-J: 2:25^ 

Highland  Laddie — pedigree  not  traced, '88 2:2S^ 

Hiram  H.,  by  Blackstone  Gen.   Sherman, '86. . 2:23| 

Hiram  Tracy,  by  Tecumseh — not  traced,  '76 2:22^ 

tlomestake,  by  Whippleton,  '87 2:16^ 

Honest  Jim,  by  Dillon  Horse — not  traced,  '80 —    2:28^ 

Honesty — pedigree  not  traced,  '72 . 2:28 

Honesty,  by  George  Wilkes-IIonest  Allen,  '85 2:22 

Honesty,  by  Woodford  Knox — not  traced,  '87  .  . 2:17| 

Hoosier  Dick — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2:19-^ 

Hoosier  Sam. — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 . 2:241- 

Hoosier  Tom,  by  Sorrel  Tom — not  traced, '74 2:19| 

Horace  Greeley — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 2:22 

Hortense,  by  Royal  George-G  ey  Eagle,  '85 ...    2:25 

Huey,  G.  W. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:24^ 

Huntsville  Boy.  by  Bob  Hatton,  '88 2:29J 

Humming  Bird,  by  St.  Clair — not  traced,  '79 . 2:30 

Hy  Wilkes,  by  Ambassador-McGuire  Horse,  '87 2:20 

Ida  A  ,  by  Cash-Shellbark,  '88 2:27| 

Idlewild — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:29 

Ilderim,  by  Wade   Hampton,  '88 2:21^ 

Illusion,  by  Constellation-Hiram  Drew,  '87.  .-. 2:24]- 

Innocent  Sam — pedigree  not  traced, '78. 2:27| 

Ira  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkcs-IIenry  M.  Patchen,  'SO...   2:22|- 

Irish  Moll— pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2:28|- 

Irma,  by  Nutwood-Happy  Medium, '88.. 2:20 


2/0  LIST    OF   2:30    PACERS    TO   THE   CLOSE    OF    1 888. 

Jack — pedigree  not  traced, '86 .„...   2:24|- 

Jack  (Conlisk's) — pedigree  not  traced,  ^66 2:27 

Jack  Curry,  by  Traveler-Rainbow,  "88    2:21^ 

Jack  Evans — pedigree  not    traced,  '73 2:29-| 

Jack  Hart,  by  American  Boy-Young  Tippoo  Sultan, '83  2:23^ 

Jack  Rapid,  by  Jack  Rapid-Glencoe,  '83 2:25 

Jack  Rapid,  by  Jack  Rapid— not  traced,  '84 2:29|- 

James  K.  Polk — pedigree  not  traced, '45 2:27 

J.  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:25 

Jeff  Davis — pedigree  not  traced, '70 2:25| 

Jenny  K.,  by  Blue  Bull— not  traced,  '88 2:25^ 

Jenny  Lind,  by  Hiatoga — not  traced, '70 .    2:28 

Jenny  Lind,  by  Long  Strider — not  traced,  '87 2:17 

Jerry — pedigree  not  traced,  '70. 2:30 

Jersey  Boy,  by  Paul  Jones  Morgan — not  traced,  '88 2:22J 

Jesse  H.,  by  Highland  Chief-Young  Waxey,  '88 2:28^ 

Jewett,  by  Allie  West-John  Innes,  '86 2:14 

Jim  Blaine,  by  Blue  Bull — not  traced,  '85 . . .   2:25 

Jim  Brown — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:174- 

Jim  Crow,  by  Manchester-Kentucky  Boy,  '84 2:2G 

Jim  Jewell,  by  Aberdeen- American  Star,  'S3 2:19|^ 

Jim  McCue,  by  St.  Clair — not  traced,  '72 2:30 

Jimmy  Patterson — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:29^ 

J.  L  R.,  by  Larry  W.-Midnight,  '88 2:24| 

J.  K.,  by  Brown   Henry, '88 2:30 

Joe  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:26 

Joe  Bowers,  Jr.,  by  Joe  Bowers — not  traced,  '82 2:18 

Joe  Braden — pedigree  not  traced,  'SO 2:15| 

Joe  Brister,  by  Jim  Brister-Hiatoga,  '86 2:25 J 

Joe  Coburn — pedigree  not  traced, '75 2:30 

Joe  Gales — pedigree  not  traced,  '67 -   2:23| 

Joe  Hooker — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2:30 

Joe  Howe,  by  Tom  Thumb — untraced,  '87 2:23^ 

Joe  Jefferson,  by  Thomas  Jcfferson-Hamblctonian,  '88.   2:24| 

Joe  L.,  by  Harlequin-Highland  J>oy,  '87 2:15 

Joe  I .cwis — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:29^ 


LIST    OK    2:30    PACKKS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OE    1888.         2/1 

Joe  S,  by  Nimble   Dan— not  traced,  '85 2:20} 

Joe  Wilson — pedigree  not  traced,  '52 2:24| 

John  Burke — pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2:26 

John  l^urnctt — pedigree  not  traced,  '52 ._  2:30 

John  C,  by  Dick  Turpin,  '87 2:24J 

John  Duncan,  by  Amber— not  traced,  '88... 2:25 

John  H. — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2  30 

John  Hecnan,  by  Henry  Clay,  pacer — not  traced,  "60..  2:25 

John  McKinney — pedigree  not  traced,  '65 . 2 

John  McNair — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2 

John  Maloney,  by  Corbeau-Tom  Crowder,  '8-i 2 

John  Schonin — pedigree  not  traced,  '75.. 2 

John  Towle — pedigree  not  traced,  '67 2 

Johnny  Weigle,  by  Longfellow — not  traced,    '81 2 

Johnny  Woods,  by  Shoo  Fly,  '88 2 

Johnston,  by  Joe  Bassett-Ned  Forrest, '84 2 

Joker — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 .  2 

Jordan — pedigree  not   traced, '85 2 

Joseph  L.,  by  Lexington  Chief,  '88 2 

Josie — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 ._  2 

Juliet,  by  Howard's  Copperbottom — not   traced,  '85 2 

Judge  Lynch,  by  Corbin's  Flying  Cloud — not  traced, '88  2 

Judge  M.,  by  Blanco  Abdallah-Red  Morgan,  '8S 2 

Judge  Mallory,  by  Butcher  Boy-Oceana  Chief,  '88 2 

Kantaka,  by  Bay  State-Garibaldi,  '87 . 2 

Katie  F — pedigree  not  traced,  '79 2 

Katie  Howard,  by  Smith's  Almont — not  traced,  '84 2 

Keno — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2 

Killarney,  by  Black  Ralph — not  traced,  '86 2 

Kilbuck  Tom — pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2 

Kimball,  by  Tom  Hal— not  traced,  '86 2 

King  Jim,  by  Belmont-Abdullah,  15, '86    2 

Kinsman,  by  Stranger-Young  County  Boy,  '86 2 

Kismet,  by  Capt  Walker — not  traced,  '83 . .  2 

Kitty  C — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2 

Kittie  Grey,  by  Hero,  '88 2  24 


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Kitty  Redbuck,  by  Jackson, '87 2:29^ 

Kosciusko,  by  Sea  Foam-Sharpe's   Hambletonian,  'ST..  2:27 

Lady  Alice — pedigree  not  traced, '67. - 2:29 

Lady  Belle — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:2SJ 

Lady  Bevins — pedigree  not  traced,  '50 2:20 

Lady  Dafoe — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:29^^ 

Dady  Duroc,  by   Iowa   Duroc-Bashaw,  '88 2:30 

Lady  Elgin — pedigree  not  traced,  '75_... 2:24|- 

Lady  Gray — pedigree  not  traced,  'GO  . 2:25 

Lady  Hilf,  by  Messenger  Duroc-Abdallah,  15,  '88 2:22 

Lady  Lightfoot— pedigree  not  traced,  '82 2:25 

Lady  Mac — pedigree  not   traced,  '54 . 2:25| 

Lady  Mac,  by  Paddy  Cook — not  traced,  '84 2:25] 

Lady  Pearl,  by  Abraham-Gen.  Washington,  'SQ 2:28] 

Lady  Rolfe,  by  Tom  Rolfe-MontezAima,   '88. 2:23 

Lady  Ryan — pedigree  not   traced,    '74  . . .    . . 2:28 

Lady  St.  Clair,  by  St.  Clair-— not  traced,  '75 2:20 

Lady  Wilkins,  by  Ambassador — not   traced,  '88 2:15-| 

Lady  Win— pedigree  not  traced,  'S3 2:28| 

Lamplighter — pedigree  not  traced,  '09 2:23|- 

Late  Rose,  by  Happy  Medium-Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.,  ^80  2:23]: 

Laura  l^ell,  by  Elevator — not  traced,  '87 2:29^^ 

Laura  J.,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr. — not  traced,  '83 2:27^ 

Laverne,  by  Jim  Monroe — not  traced,  '88.  . 2:24| 

Lee  H.,  by  Red  Buck. '88 2:29| 

Lee,  L.  C,  by  Elmo-Kentucky  Chief,  '87 2:15 

Legal  Tender,  by  Legal  Tender — not  traced,  'i>5..  . 2:2S 

Leo,  by  Argonaut,  '87 2:24]- 

Leviathan — pedigree  not  traced,  '83  . 2:24 

Lewis  B.,  by  Drennon,  '88 2:25 

Lexington  Chief,  by  Aristos — ;iot  traced,    '88 2:274 

Lida,  W.,  by  Nutwood— not  traced,  '80 2:20 

Lillian,  by  Daniel  Lambert-Carter's  Columbus, '87 2:29| 

Lillian,  by  Adrian  Wilkes-Mambrino  Abdallah,  '88 2:19^ 

Lillian  S.,  by  Morgan  Messenger — not  traced,  '  87  . 2:I7-|- 

Limber  Jack,  by  Tom  Hal,  3000— not  traced, '82 2:18^ 


LIST    OF    2:30    TACKKS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888.         273 

Limber  Jim — pedigree  not   traced,  '58 2:26 

Lincoln,  by  Tempest,  Jr. — untraced,  'SO 2:23| 

Little  Baby,  by  Shaker  Boy — not  traced,  '87 2:27| 

Little  Brown  Jug,  by  Gibson's  Tom  Hal-John  N'd,'8l.    2:11| 

Little  Doc,  by  Little  Johnny-Jack  Hawkens,  '88 2:29|- 

Little  Ed. — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:25|- 

Little  Em,  by  Billy  Green-Rattler  Tuckahoe, '86 2:18i 

Little  Hope,  by  Tempest,  Jr.T31ue  Bull,  '88 2:21| 

Little  Ida,  by  son  of  Tom  Hunter-Tuttle's  Bacchus,  '87  2:19|- 

Little  Jenny — pedigree  not  traced,  '83    ... 2  26^ 

Little  Joe,  by  Schmidlap's  Getaway — not  traced,  '86..    2:25|- 

Little  Mac,  by  Kentucky   Dan — not  traced,  '86 2:13f 

Little  Sam— pedigree  not  traced,  '85 .... 2:29^ 

Little  Tony,  by  Blackbird— not  iraced,  'Si 2:29^ 

Little  Willie,  by  King  Pharaoh  Pepper's  Pharaoh,  '84..   2:23^ 

Lizzie  Wonder,  by  Tom  Wonder-Black  Prince,  'SQ 2  29f 

Longfellow,  by  Red  Bill— not  traced,  '72 2:19| 

Lone  Jack — pedigree  not  traced,  '83. 2:19^ 

Lorene,  by  Col.  West-Joe  Downing,   'Si 2:15^ 

Lotta — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:25^ 

Lottie  K.,  by  Blue  Bull,  Jr.-Tom  Hal,  '88 2:25- 

Lottie  P.,  by  Blue  Bull,  Jr.-Proud  American,  Jr.,  '85...    2:17^ 

Louisa — pedigree  not  traced,  "68 .. . 2:29|- 

Lucien  W.,  by  Viceroy-Frank,  '87.- . 2:28^ 

Lucy — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 2:14 

Lucy  B.,  by  Legacy,  '88 . 2:29f 

Luella,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr.-Blue  Bull,  '88 2:30 

Littleton,  by  King  Pharaoh — not   traced,  '85    2:20|^ 

McClintock,  by  Bay  Chief— not  traced,  '«6 2:20| 

McP'adden — pedigree  not   traced,  '88 2:26|^ 

Macy,  by  George  Wilkes-Kentucky  Clay,  '87 2:29|- 

Madge  Medium,  by  Draco  Medium-Black  Dutch'n,  '88.   2:21f 

Maggie  May — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:24f 

Maggie  R. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29|- 

Magoozler — pedigree  not   traced, '67 2:2l|- 

Mambrino  Prince,  by  Mambrino  Abdallah-Ansel,  '88..   2:23^ 


2/4         LIST   OF    2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888. 

Marie  Scott,  by  Hiatoga-John  Stanley,  '76..., 2:24 

Mark  Wakefield,  by  Joe  Elmo— not  traced,  'ST 2:29| 

Marlowe,  by  Standard  Bearer-Kenney'^  Eclipse,  '85 2:15 

Mattie  Bond,  by  Tom  Hal— not  traced,  '84 .    2:27^ 

Mattie  Harle — pedigree  not   traced,   '85.. . 2:25|- 

Mattie  Hunter,  by  Prince   Pulaski-Driver,  '81 2:12f 

Maud  A.,  by  St.  Nicholas-Royal  George,  '8<) 2:2(51 

Maude,  by  Black  Hawk  Bertrand-Hamilton   Chief,  "85.    2:20 

Maud  Neff,  by  Sea  Foam,  '88 2:25 

May  Temple,  by  Prince  Imperial — not  traced,  '88 2:30 

Maywood,  by  Limber  Bill  Saddling  Buck,  '84 2:27^ 

Messina  Boy,  by  Iless'  VValkill — not  traced, '86 2:16| 

Mike — pedigree  not  traced,  '88  . -•-'^i 

Mike  Wilkes,  by  George  Wilkes-Henry  M.  Patchen,  '87.   2:15| 

Mink — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 . 2:22-J- 

Minnie  K.,  by  Billy  Cone— not  traced, '86 2:]8f 

Minnie  P. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:27-|- 

Minnie  Palmer,  by  Tempest,  Jr. — not  traced,  '82 2:30 

Minnie  R.,  by  J.  C  Breckinridge — not   traced,   '84_ . --^^^H 

Miss  Mouser — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:25 

Mistake — pedigree  not  traced, '86 .    2:29^ 

Molly  Cooper — pedigree  not  traced,  ''S6 2:29^ 

Molly  L.,  by  C.  M.  Clay-Morse  Horse,  '84 2:26i 

Monkey  Rolla — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2  23^ 

Monte,  Abdallah  Prince-Putnam  Horse,  87 2:26| 

Mountain  Boy,  by  Blazing  Star— not  traced,  "87 2:27 

Muggins — pedigree  unknown,  '88 2:2()|. 

Myrtie  S.,  by  Billy  Cone,  '88 2:25 

Ned — pedigree  not  traced,   '73 ..    2:25 

Ned — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2:28 

Ned  P^orrester,  by  Young  r\)rrester  -not  traced, '83 2:23|- 

Ncd  Han  Ian — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 ...    2:26|- 

Ned  M.,  by  Jiilly  Hibbard-Richner's  Ilambletonian,  '88  2:24| 

Ned  v.,  by  Hetractor-Rushville,  '88 2:29|- 

Ned  Winslow,  by  Tom  Henton-Dave  1 1  ill.  Jr., '87 2:29] 

Nelly  B.,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Blue   Hull,  '87 2:21 


LIST    OF   2:30    PACERS   TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1888.         275 


Nelly  ]^.— pedigree  not  traced,  '88 . 2 

Nelly  Davis,  by  Kramer's    Rainbow-r-not    traced,  '77..    2 

Nelly  Gray,  by  Grey^Eagle — not  traced,  '75 2 

Nelly  June,  by  Highland  Grey-Honest  Dan, '87 . 2 

Nelly  Mayo,  by  Pocahontas  Abdallah-Mercury,  '88 2 

Nelly  O.,  by  Henry  Mambrino,  '88 2 

Nelly  Shaw — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2 

Nettie  C.,  by   Moonstone-Royal  George,  '87 2 

Nettie  Hoppin,  by  Longstrider-Smoke  Boy,  '85 2 

Nettie  Kernan,  by  George  Gordon — not  traced, '84 .    2 

Nevada,  by  Gen.  Reno-Signal,  '85 2 

New  Hope — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 ..   2 

Newkirk — pedigree  not  traced,  '86 2 

Nigger — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2 

Nigger  Boy — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2 

Nightingale,  by  Alcantara-Daniel  Lambert,  '88 2 

Nimrod,  by  Missouri  Chief — not  traced,  '77 2 

Nina,  by  Eclaire — not  traced,  '80 ... 2 

Noonday — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 ... 2 

No  Trouble,  by  Dick  Turpin-Tallahoe,  '83 . .   2 

Oakland  Boy — pedigree  not  traced, '86 2 

Odd  Fellow — pedigree  not  traced,  '75 2 

Ohio  Maid — pedigree  not   traced, 'S3 2 

Old  Hunter — pedigree  not  traced,  '83  ... 2 

Oliver,  E. — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 .^ 2 

Oilie  Belle,  by  Tempest,  Jr. — not  traced,  '70 2 

Onie  D.,  by  Warwick  Boy-Happy  Medium,  '88 2: 

Ontario — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2 

Onward,  by  Chieftain- -not  traced,  '74 2 

Ouida — pedigree  not  traced,    81 2 

Oxygen,  by  Simpson's  Capt.  Walker — not  traced,  '85..    2 

Pacific — ped'gree  not  traced,  '60 2 

Parnell,  by  Ethan  Allen — not  traced,  '88 2 

Pat  Bruen,  by  Ajax-Millett  Horse,  '88 2 

Patchen  T.,  by  Shawe's  Shadow-Holein-the-Day,  '84  ..    2 
Patsy  Clinker,  by  Charley — not  traced,  '80 ..   2 


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30 

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26| 

26i 

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241 
2 

16 

251- 

30^ 

25f 

30 

19! 

224 

27 

29i 

29 

28^ 

28 

29| 

29 

294 

221 

291- 

24| 

25| 

30 

28 

29i 

24 

20 


2/6         LIST   OF   2:30   PACERS    TO   THE   CLOSE   OF   1 888. 


Peacock,  by  Hambletonian,  725 — not  traced,  '80 

Pearl.     See  Lady  Pearl. 

Pearl — pedigree  not  traced,  '8;") ?  _ . ... 

Pedro — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 . . 

Peruvian  Bitters,  by  Electioneer-Thorndale,  '80 

Pet — pedigree  not  traced,  '52 

Pete  Whetstone — pedigree  not   traced,  '70 ... 

P.  H.  M.,  by  Avent's  Ahue-Octoroon,  '88. 

Pickaway — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 — 

Pocahontas,  by  Iron's  Cadmus-Big  Shakespeare,  '55  (w) 

Pocahontas,  by  Washington — not  traced,  '80 

Pocahontas  Sam,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Blue  Bull,  '88 

Polly  Ann — pedigree  not  traced,  '08 

Pompey  Jones — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 

Prairie  Bird,  by  Flaxtail-John  Baptiste,  '71 

President,  by  Swigert-Little  Rock,  '87 

Prince,  by  Missouri  Chief-Williamson's  Belmont,  '84... 

Prince  Mac,  by  Logan  Hambletonian — untraced,  '87 

Prince  McGrath — pedigree  not  traced,   '55.. 

Princess— pedigree  not  traced,  '81 ... 

Princess,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Blue  Bull,  '88 

Printer  Boy— pedigree  not  traced,  '87 

Pronto,  by  George  Fletcher-Canadian  Lion, '80  ... . 

Prussian  Boy,  by  Gen.  Benton-Signal, '87 

Prussian  Maid,  by  Signal — not  traced,  '73 

Pull  Back,  by  Uncle  Ned-Bethel,  '88 

Puritan,  by  Almont — not  traced,  '87 

Queen  of  the  West-^pedigree  not  traced,  '73 

Racquet — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 

Rattler  Brooks,  by  Brooks — not  traced,  '80... 

Rattling  Dan — pedigree  not  traced,  "81 

Rattling  Jim,  by  P^lying  Hiatoga— not  traced,  '08 

Rattling  Jim,  by  Yellow  Jacket — not  traced,  '81 

Raven  Boy,  by  Pocahontas  Boy-Legal  Tender,  '88 

Rebellion,  by  Locomotive-Gen.  Hardee,  '80 

Red  Davis — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 


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LIST   OF    2:30   PACERS   TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1888.  277 

Regardless,  by  Dewitt's  Norman — not  traced,  'SO 2:10^ 

Richball,  by  King  Pharaoh— not  traced,  '83 2:12i 

Riley,  by  Howard's  Copperbottom---not  traced,  'SH  ...   2:20 
Riley  Medium,  by  Happy  Medium-M'b'o  Patchen,  '87  .    2:25 

Rip  Rap— pedigree  not  traced,  '81 2:29 

Road  Master,  by  Ham,  Downing-Young  Lon.  Trav.,  '88  2:28f 

Roanoake,  by  Old  Pilot— not  traced,  '50 2:2() 

Robby  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 2:2T-|- 

Rockbottom,  by  Rockdale-Allen,  '88 2:27 

Rockdale,  by  George  Gordon-Mogul,  '85 2:29^ 

Rocket,  by  Greeley-Cripple, '82 • 2:294- 

Rocky  Pord,  by   Rookers — not  traced, '88 2:19^ 

Rocky  Road,  by  Red  Buck,  '88 2:29|- 

Rosa  B.,  by  Bob  Ingersoll,  '88 2:29 

Rose  Shipman,  by  Blue  Bull-Tom   Hal, -3000,  '84 2:23f 

Rosetrever,  by  Colter's  Davy  Crocket — not  traced, '83..   2:23 
Rounds,  D.  IL,  by  Rounds  Sprague-Columbia  Chief, '88  2:23| 

Rowdy  Boy,  by  Bull  Pup— not  traced,  '74 2:13| 

Roy  Wilkes,  by  Adrian  Wilkcs-Blue  Bull,  '88 2:14^ 

Russell  Chief,  by  Mambrino  Russell-Strathmore,  '88...    2:30 

Sadie  Burns,  by  Billy  Green — not  traced,  '80 2:291 

Sailor  Boy,  by  Smuggler,  Jr — not  traced,  '82 2:17;^ 

St.  John — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:26 

St.  Patrick,  by  Volunteer-Guy  Miller, '88 2:24|- 

Sally  B. — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 2:25 

Sally  C,  by  Senator — not  traced,  '86 2:17|- 

Sam  Jones,  by  Moore's  Traveler-Cator's  Wash'n,'86 2:18f 

Sam  Lewis,  by  Echo — not  traced,  '86 2:25 

Sam  Sharp,  by  Gloster — not  traced,  '85_  .1 2:26 

Sam  Slick — pedigree  not  traced,  '64. ... 2:28 

Sancho — pedigree  not  traced, '88 _ 2:29|- 

Sand  Boy,  by  Strathmore-Almont,  '88 2:21 

San  Diego,  by  Victor,  '88 2:21 

Scotia  Girl,  by  Ambassabor-Hiatoga  Jim,  '88 .. . .  .   2:29J^ 

Sealskin — pedigree  hot  traced,  '72 2:26J 

Seventy-Six,  by  Black  Frank — untrcvced,  '88 .. 2:28| 


278  LIST   OF   2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF    1 888. 

Shackelford — pedigree  not  traced,  '()9 2:20|- 

Shaker — pedigree  not  traced,  '84 2:23^ 

Shamrock,  by  Volunteer-Magna  Charta,  '85 2:27|^ 

Sherman — pedigree  not  traced,  ^6Q 2:27 

Sidney,  by  Santa  Claus-Volunteer,  '88 2:10f 

Silas — pedigree  not  traced, '75 2:27 

Silvertail,  by  Tempest,  Jr. — not  traced,  '85 ^-^^i 

Silvertail — pedigree  not  traced,  '53 ..... 2:26|- 

Silvcrtail — pedigree  not  traced, '54. .. _    .. 2:26 

Silverthread.  by  Royal  Fearnaught-Tom  Hunter,  '88  __   2:1 5|- 

Simcoe,  by  Capt.  Fisher — not  traced,  '75 2:26 

Simmie,  by  Geo.  Spaulding — not  traced,  '86 2:28 

Sleepy  Bill — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:22^ 

Sleepy  Bill — pedigree  not  traced,  '74 2:30 

Sleepy  David — pedigree  not  traced,  '73 2:29|' 

Sleepy  Fred — pedigree  not  traced,  '85 . 2:28 

Sleepy  George,  by  Belmont  Bill — not  traced,  '78 2:15 

Sleepy  John — pedigree  not  traced, '78 . 2:30 

Sleepy  Tom,  by  Tom  Rolfe — not  traced,  '79 2:12^ 

Sleepy  Tom,  by  Golddust,  Jr.,  '88 2:25 

Sleepy  Tom — pedigree  not  traced,  '76 .. 2:27^ 

Sol  Miller,  by  Colonel  West-Niagara  Champion,  '88 2:25 

Sorrel  Billy,  by  Hiatoga — not  traced,  '77 2:20 

Sorrel  Dan,  by  Hale's  Red   Buck — not  traced,  \S0 2:14 

Sorrel  Frank — pedigree  not  traced,  "74  . ... 2:24 

Spider,  by  Lexington  Chief,  Jr. — not  traced,  '86 2:29^ 

Spider,  by  Phil-Smilh's  Hambletonian,  '85 2:25 

Stanley,  by  Valentine  Swigert-Trojan,  Jr.,  '88 2:27^ 

Stanley  P. — pedigree  not  traced, '87.. 2:24]- 

Steel  Nail,  by  Gen.  Hardee-Pat  Malone,  '88 2:25 

Stella — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:29 

Stella  Foster-  -pedigree  not  traced,  '87 2:30 

Stocking  Leg — pedigree  not  traced,  '78 _    2:29|- 

Stonewall,  by  Blue  Bull     not  traced,  '77 2:28 

Straightedge — pedigree  not  traced,  '77 2:26 

Stubby  S.,  by  Tyrone-Billy   Bashaw,  "8<') 2:28] 


LIST    OF    2:30    PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OK    1888.         279 

Sucker  State — pedigree  not   traced,  78 2:23 

Sunny  Slope,  by  Sultan-Hiatoga,  '87 2:20i- 

Sunrise,  by  Capt.  Rogardus-Belshazzcr,  '87 2:24|- 

Swcetzer,  by  Gosnell's  Tom  Crowder-Tom  riaI,80<M),  '78  2:15 

Sylvester — pedigree  not  traced,  '86  .  —    . . . i?:2fi^ 

Tasco,  by  American  Boy-Millard  Hambletonian,  "88.  ..    2:3iJ 

Teaser  D.,  by  Haw  Patch  — not  traced,  'S6 2:30 

Tecumseh — pedigree  not  traced,  '53 ... 2:20^ 

Theresa  Scott,  by  Winfield   Scott — not   traced,  '80 2:25 

Thomas  L.,  by  Tempest,  Jr. — not  traced,  '82 2:27| 

Thunder,  by  Gen.  Hardee-Tom  Hal,  '81    .... 2:22| 

Tim  Cawley,  by  Highland  Grey-Broughton  Horse,  '87.   2:27^ 

Tippecanoe — pedigree  not  traced,  '46 2:29 

T.  L.  D.,  by  Golddust  2d~not  traced,  '87 2:22^ 

Toby,  by  George  Hall— not  traced,  '88 2:29^ 

Toledo  Girl,  by  Monarch,  Jr.-Toronto  Chief,  '85  .. 2:15 

Tom — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 *. . . 2:22 

Tom  Cooper,  by  Blazing  Star — not  traced,  'SG 2:25| 

Tom  D. — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 . 2:29|- 

Tom  Hal,  Jr.,  by  Tom  Hal,  '88 • 2:30" 

Tom  Linderman — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:19 

Tommy  Lynn,  by  a  son  of  Addison,  Jr. — not  traced,  '88  2:15:]; 

Tommy  Thompson,  by  Slasher — not  traced,   '88 2:29^ 

Tom  Parker — pedigree  not  traced,  '58 2:30 

Tom  Smiley — pedigree  not  traced.  '52 . 2:30 

Tony  Lee,  by  Jim  Lick — not  traced,  '6G .  . ,    2:30 

Topsey — pedigree  not  traced,  '80 2:25|- 

Travilla,  by  Tramp-Bernard's  Muscatine,  '87   ... 2:241 

Truro,  by  Hamlet — not  traced,  '83    .,_ 2:22| 

Tucker  B  — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 .... 2:30 

Turk  Franklin,  by  Prospect — not  traced,  '80 . 2:21|- 

Twister,  by  Bull  Pup — not  traced,  '84 ... 2:29^^ 

Tyrone — pedigree  not  traced,  '88 2:29 

Ulster  Belle,  by  Ethan  Allen-Roe's    Abdallah  Chief,  '88  2:17| 

Uncle  Kb — pedigree  not  traced,   '86 2:24^ 

Uncle  Jack — pedigree  not  traced,  'SO 2:27|- 


28o  LIST    OF   2:30   PACERS    TO    THE    CLOSE    OF     1 888. 

Uncle  Sile,  by  Star  Harold, Arostook  Boy,  '88 2:25 

Unknown — pedigree  not  traced,  '41 (\v)  2:28 

Vandal  Wilkes,  by  Gov.  Sprague  Geo.  Wilkes,  'S7  ...    .  2:2^4 

Van  Zant — pedigree  not  traced,   'S-i 2:29 

Vasco — pedigree  not  traced,  '83 .  2:2*)f 

Velocipede — pedigree  not  traced,  '7-4 2:27;^ 

Velox — pedigree  not  traced,  '87  .... ..... 2:27 

Victor — pedigree  not  traced,  *7*J 2:28 

Virginia,  by  Young  Frenchman-Tom  Crowder,  '88. 2:18^- 

Vogeine — pedigree  not  traced,  'SG 2:2!)f 

Volk,  by  Van  Zandt-Jack  Sheppard,  '88 2:30 

Wake-up-Jake — pedigree  not  traced, '81 2:30 

Wanderer — pedigree  not  traced,  '88    . . 2:22^ 

Warren  Daily — pedigree  not  traced,  '87 --^^i 

Warrior — pedigree  not  traced,  '82  . . -  2:22|- 

AVashington — pedegree  not  traced,  '19 . 2:20 

Washington,'  by  Bucephalus^not  traced,  '81 2:2 1|- 

Washington  Maid — pedigree  not  traced,  '70 2:20 

Wayne  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes-Logan,  '87 2:1S|- 

W.  D.  (Ringer),  '88 2:24 J- 

Westmont,  Almont-Cottrill   Morgan, '84 2;13f 

Whipsaw,  by  Red  WilkcsCorbeau,  '88 2:20^ 

Whitelight — pedigree  unknown,  '88    2:25| 

Wicopee,  by  Belvoir-George    C.  Hall,  "88 2:24| 

Wilco.x,  by  George  Wilkes-Red   Hawk,  '88    2:10i- 

Wildbriar,  by  Forest  Glencoe- American  Clay,  34,  '88.... 2:22J 

Wild  Frank — pedigree  not  traced,  '83  ... 2:25} 

Willard  M.,  by  Mambrino  Smug'r-Kramer's  Rainb'\v,'88  2:111} 

William  C. — pedigree  not  traced,  '77    .    — 2:22J, 

William  Newman — pedigree  not   traced,   "88    ... ..  2:27i 

Willie  F.,  by  Woodford   Knox,   '80  ... 2:27-]- 

Wilshire,  by  Woodford   Abdallah-Jim    Monroe, '88 2:20} 

Winder,  by  Denmark-Whitehall,  '81 2:24^ 

Wisconsin  Chief — pedigree  not  traced,  '55   2:27 

Wonder — pedigree  not  traced, '73 2;2('4 

Wonderful,  by  Legal  Tender,  Jr. — not   traced,   'SO 2:25}- 


LIST   OF   2:30   PACERS   TO   THE   CLOSE   OF    1 888.  28 1 


Woodmont,  by  Pasacas-Louis  Napoleon,  ^SG .  2:223 

Wyandotte  Chief — pedigree  not    traced,  'G5  . . . 2 

Yankee  Sam — pedigree  not  traced,  '09- 2 

Yolo  Maid,  by  Alex.  Button- Dietz's   St.   Clair,  '88 2 

Young  America,  by  Vermont  Black  Hawk — n't  tr'c'd,'5S  2 

Zaida  K.,  by  Alamo-Live  Oak,  '88 2 

Total  Number  of  Pacers  S37.     ' 


30 

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23 
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H.   A.    MOYKR, 

SYRACUSE,   N.  Y., 

MANUFACTURER    OF 

^ine  GaFFiage^,  SpFing  Wagon^, 

(sUnrPEI^S   AND   SlEIGHS. 


HavinLj  recently  cnlary;ctl  my  facilities  f(ir  manufacturini;-, 
I  am  now  i:)reparccl  to  execute  orders  with  promptness  and 
dispatch.  My  ^oods  are  first-class  in  all  respects,  and  fully 
warrantetl  in  every  particular.  Constant  improxement,  and 
strict  attention  to  the  wants  of  the  trade,  has  gradually 
brought  my  work  to  the  front,  and  the  increasini;'  sales  from 
year  to  year  is  sufficient  i)roof  of  its  tpiality. 


yVmonti  the  several  new  styles  which  I  offer  this  season  is 


THE  BANNER 


^' 3l, 


SPRING 


#    ROAD  WAGON, 


Recently  patented  by  me.  This  wagon  proves  a  universal 
favorite  among  horsemen  generally,  it  beiilg  light,  durable 
and  strong,  and  at  the  same  time  so  simple  as  to  allow  me  to 
offer  it  at  a  figure  within  the  reach  of  all.  Gears  painted  any 
color  desired,  with  either  Concord,  Spindle  or  Piano  l^ody, 
I  also  manufacture  light  wagons  and  buggies  of  other  styles 
suitable  for  light  driving. 

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue. 

H.    A.    IVLOYKR, 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y. 


H.   A.   MOYKR, 
STOCK©  FARM, 


SYRACUSE.     N.    Y 


EL    MAHDI    5232. 

Chestnut  horse,  16  hands  high:    wdglit  1200  ponnds. 

Sired  by  Onward,  record  2:25i,  by  George  Wilkes. 

Sire  of  Houri,  2:19f:  Counsellor,  2:24:   and  14  other  2:30  performers,  all 

entering  the  list  during  1887  and  1888. 

1st  dam  Lady  Banker,  by  Mambrino  Patchen,  dam  of  Guy  Wilkes.  2:15^  : 
(sire  of  Sable  Wilkes,  three  years  old,  record,  2:18  :)  she  is  also  the  dam 
of  William  L,  (sire  of  Axtell,  two  year  old,  record,  2:23  :)  also  the 
dam  of  Dechiration  that  only  started  in  one  race  in  1888  at  5  years  old, 
he  trotted  four  heats  better  than  2:26,  timed  sei)arate. 

2d  dam  Lady  Dunn,  by  American  Star  14,  dam  of  Joe  Brinker,  2:19:^. 

1st  grand  dam  on  the  sires  side.  Old  Dollv,  dam  of  Director,  2:17 : 
Thorndale,  2:24i: :  Onward,  2:25^,  and  John  F.  Payne,  2:45  :  all  the 
sire  of  trotters,  makes  her  the  best  daughter  of  Mambrino 
Cliief  11. 

The  breeding  of  El  Mahdi  is  extremely  fashionable  and  speed  ])rodueing, 
combining  the  Wilkes  and  Maml)rino  Patchen  cross  with  five  producing 
dams. 
Terms  for  1890,   at  Syracuse,   N.  Y.,  $100  the  Season. 

Will  make  the  season  of  1888  at  Cromwell  Place,   Kentucky.     Book 
full. 


BLUE   V/ILKES. 

By  GEN.  HANCOCK  1165,  by  George  Wilkes. 

Gen.  Hancock's  1st  dam  Peri  (dam  of  Alice  Taylor,  2:30)  b}^  Edwin  Forest. 
2(1  dam  Waterwitch,  by  Pilot,  Jr.,  dam  of  five  2:30  performers. 
Blue  Wilkes,  dam  Jipsy,  by  Blue  Bull  75,  dam  of  Fred  Arthur,  2:30^. 
Blue  Wilkes  is  bred  almost  exactly  like  Roy  Wilkes,  record.  2:14:1-. 

Terms,        _        -        -        $50  the  Season. 

Book  for  1888  full. 


H.   A.    MOVER, 

STOCK    FARM, 

SYRACUSE,    N.  Y. 

BROOD    MARES. 

Opponent,  by  Madrid,  by  George  Wilkes. 

1st  dam  Santa  Ciaus,  dam  of  Emulation,  2:24}  :  by  Magic   1451,  hj  Ameri- 
can Clay. 
2d  dam  Josie  Railey,  dam  of  Mistletoe,  2:30  ;  by  Gen.  G.  H.  Thomas. 
4th  dam  by  Pilot,  Jr.,  12. 

Is  in  foal  to  Embassador,  2:21:}:. 


Susie   C.  C,  by  William    L.  4244,  by  George  Wilkes,  sire 
of  Axtell,  2:23;  at  two  years  old. 

1st  dam  Docia  Payne,  sister  to  Hamlins  Almont.  Jr.,  record,  2;20. 

2d  dam  Maggie  Gaines,  dam  of  Almont,  Jr.,  2:26;  sire  of  Belle  Hamlin. 

2:13f  :  by.  Almont  83. 
3d  dam  by  Saxe  V\  eimer.     This  is  a  great  bred  mare,  her  sire  being  a  full 

brother  to  Guy  Wilkes,  2:15;^,  and  her  dam  a  full  sister  to  Almont,  Jr., 

2:26  ;  sire  of  the  fastest  mare  except  Maud  S. 

Is  in  foal  to  Anteros  by  Electioneer,   own  brother  to  Antevola,  2:19, 
and  Anteo,  2:16A. 

Cambridge  by  Fletcher,  record,  2:23i ;  by  Hambletonian 
Tranby,  by  Edward  Everett. 

1st  dam  Belle  Brown,  own  sister  to  Alice  Taylor,  record  2:30;  by  Hero  of 

Thorndale. 
2d  dam  Peri,  dam  of  Alice  Taylor 

3d  dam  Waterwitch.  dam  of  five  2:30  jierformers,  hj  Pilot,  Jr. 
4th  dam  l)y  St.  Lawrence. 
5th  dam  Thoroughl  red. 

Stradella  by  Mambrino  Star. 

1st  dam  by  Volunteer  55. 

2d  dam  by  Sir  Henry. 

Mambrino  Star  by  Mambrino  Chief  11. 

Is  in  foal  to  Gen.  Hancock,  by  George  Wilkes. 


Bessie,  by  Patchen  Volunteer  1441. 
Istdamby  Ly.sander  208,  sire  of  Lysander  Boy,  2:21  ;  Wm.  Kearney,  2:20^  : 

W^att,  2:244. 

Is  in  foal  to  Nuggett,  by  Woodnut  :  in  1889  will  l)e  bred  to  El  Mahdi. 
Also  mares  by  Strathmore,  Belmont,  Mambrino  Russell,  Daniel  Lambert 
and  Cuyler. 

Colts,  Fillys  and  Brood  Mares  fore  Sale. 


BRADLEY  &  COMPANY, 


SYRACUSE,    N.    Y. 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 


Road   Carts,    Two  Wheelers, 

Wagons,    Buggies,   Surreys,    Phaetons,   &c. 


NEW    YORK. 
63    Murray    Street. 


BOSTON, 
98    Sudbury    Street. 


No.    1    Road    Cart.    Seats    One. 


No.    Sii.    Single    Pack    Cart.    Seats    One. 

We  manufacture  a  line  of  Road  Carts  that  for  variety  is 
not  equalled  by  the  output  of  any  other  manufacturer  in  the 
country.  Cheap  carts  for  knocking  around  with,  and  Fine, 
Light  Carts  for  speeding  purposes.  Carts  to  carry  one  and 
carts  to, carry  two.  All  described  in  our  52-page  catalogue, 
which  is  mailed  free  to  all  applicants. 

BRADLEY  &  COMPANY. 

SYRACUSE,    N.    Y. 

RrsrirhPC  '  New  York-es   Murray   Street. 
I  Boston    98    Sudburry    Street. 


The    Bradley    Handy    Road    Cart. 


No.  lO.    The  Bradley  Two  Wheeler. 

In  addition  to  our  line  of  breakinij  and  spccdint^  carts, 
wc  manufacture  two  wheelers  for  business  and  pleasure,  for 
either  full  sized  horses,  large  ponies  and  shetlands.  Some 
moderate  in  price  and  others  of  the  most  elegant  finish.  We 
are  also  in  the  market  with  a  full  line  of  four-wheel  Vehicles, 
Handy  Wagons,  Buggies,  Surreys,  Phaetons,  Cabrolets,  &c,, 
&c.      52-page  catalogue  free. 

BRADLEY  &  COMPANY, 


SYRACUSE,    N.    Y. 


Rran/-hoo  *  New  York     63  Murray  Street, 
ordnentib  ,  Boston-9S  Sudbury   Street. 


No.    O.     Pony    Cart. 


PRAY'S 


n 


MPROVED  NTfLE  i^AT,  bOMBIN,  NULKY, 


PRICE, 
BOXING, 


^140.00 

5.00 


PRAY'S 


STAIUP  P)IT.  GOMBI]!.  l^\^{  M{\ 


PRICE,  ....  $125.00 

BOXING,        -  -  -  -  5.00 

TERMS    NET    CASH  ;    DE1.1VERED    F.  O.   B.  DEPOT,  IN  BOSTON. 


PRAY'S 

PATENT  SULKIES 


My  Patent  Comabnation  Sulkies  have  been  in  use 
for  eight  years,  and  their  superiority  clearly  established. 

Messrs.  James  Golden,  J.  J.  Bowen,  W.  H.  Saunders, 
Frank  Van  Ness,  A.  J.  Feek,  and  other  leading  horsemen  use 
them  and  pronounce  them  the  best  in  use.  They  have  stood 
the  most  rigid  tests  and  proved  their  superiorit}*  in  strength, 
durability,  lightness  and  elegance.  In  their  manufacture 
every  piece  of  lumber  is  most  carefully  selected,  and  tested, 
iron  work  is  solid  (not  jumped),  wheels,  bolts,  and  in  fact 
every  part  of  the  Sulky  is  hand  made. 

In  construction  the  greatest  strength  and  stiffness  is  se- 
cured by  strengthening  the  resisting  and  sustaining  power  at 
all  important  points. 

In  my  ''Improved''  Sulky,  the  Axle  has  been  set 
back,  (see  cut),  in  order  to  secure  greatest  possible  room,  also 
to  keep  the  horse  from  hitting  the  Axle. 

These  Sulkies  are  built  any  width  or  height  desired  with- 
out interfering  with  the  rigidity  of  the  Axle.  I  claim  for 
them  that  they  are  the  easiest  riding  Sulky  made. 

PRICE  OF   IMPROVED  STYLE,        -       $140.00 

"  STANDARD,         125.00 

BOXING, 5.00 


I  have  also  a  Sulky  of  my  own  make  which  is  far  supe- 
rior in  every  way  to  any  before  offered  to  the  public  for  the 
money. 

PRICE, $100.00 

In  ordering,  please  give  length  and  height  of  horse,  or 
any  peculiarity  in  gait. 

TERMS— NET  CASH,  DELIVERED  F.  0.  B.  AT  DEPOT  IN  BOSTON 


JOSEPH  F.  PRAY 


-MANUFACTURER    OF- 


ROAD  WAGONS 


-WHICH    FOR- 


LIGHTNESS,    ELEG-ANCE    OF   DE- 
SIQN,  FINISH  &  DURABILITY 


-ARE- 


SUPERIOR  TO  ANY  WAGON  BUILT  IN  THIS  COUNTRY. 

They  are  Strictly  Hand-Made  Througliout,  and  Ride 
easier  than  any  other  Side- Bar  Wagon. 

LIGHTEST  ROAD  WAGON  IN  THE  WORLD. 

Pactory-lOS,  110,  112  Oliestnut  Street.     Warerooms-70, 
72,  74  Brimmer  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


W^  PHWOE  S'Ti^BDE 


D.   EDGAR   GROUSE. 


A  palace  for  horses  seems  to  be  growing  into  importance 
with  the  millionaires  of  this  country,  the  noble  example  of 
which  Syracuse  has  every  reason  to  be  justly  proud  of,  as  well 
as  her  generous  citizen,  Mr.  D.  Edgar  Grouse,  the  owner. 

As  we  approach  the  private  entrance  by  granite  stone 
steps,  upon  which  polished  brass  railings  rest,  we  discover  the 
outside  doors  with  the  English  crackle  stained  glass,  repre- 
senting features  different  from  '  the  old  style  of  American 
glass.  When  these  doors  are  opened  a  vestibule  in  Roman 
mosaic  flooring  with  its  variegated  colors  full  of  mellow-tints 
in  a  design  inviting  much  study.  While  standing  on  this,  the 
vestibule  doors  in  opalescent  stained-glass  are  seen,  which  are 
pictures  of  beauty  in    mellow-coloring  and  purity  of   design. 

These  are  opened  to  a  mosaic  passageway,  the  right 
leading  to  the  priva'te  office,  and  the  left  to  the  oflfice  parlor, 
two  rooms  possessing  elegance  in  wood  ceilings  and  side 
walls,  the  latter  containing  tiles  of  l^yzantine  glass  mosuic 
set  in,  which  reflect  great  harmony  with  the  character  of  the 
room.  This  mosaic  has  never  before  been  introduced  in  this 
country,  although  made  to  order  by  the  firm  who  furnished 
the  rooms. 

The  wainscoting  in  both  office  and  office  parlor  are  of 
Roman  mosaic. 


294  ''^IIl'^    I'ALACE    STAIIM';    OF    1).    EDGAR     GROUSE. 

Sofas  and  chairs  of  easy  and  comfortable  shapes  are  well 
distributed  in  the  office  parlor,  beside  a  mantel  and  etegere 
extending-  to  the  ceiling,  showing  off  the  rare  and  exquisite 
shade  of  pure  San  Domingo  mahogany  ;  a  large  fire-place  for 
wood  exists,  which  gives  a  warmth  to  the  situation.  Corner 
cabinets,  side  stands,  &c.  &c.,  make  this  room  not  wanting  in 
other  requirements. 

In  the  passageway  is  a  Sedan  chair  for  the  waiter  to  oc- 
cupy. An  Otis  elevator  with  tile  flooring,  crystal  chandelier, 
&c.  &c.,  conveys  you  to  the  floor  above. 

FRONT   OFFIGE, 

Rosewood  woodwork  is  the  feature  of  richness  in  this 
room  ;  the  same  Byzantine  glass  mosaic  in  the  side-wall 
panels.  A  large  mantel  exists  here  also,  varying  from  the 
office  parlor,  but  full  of  elegance  combined  with  simplicity. 
Rosewood  desk,  table,  chairs,  sofa,  corner  stands,  &c.  &c., 
complete  this  room  sufficiently  to  make  one  forget  that  a 
quarter  of  a  million  worth  of  blood  horses  were  feasting  not 
an  hundred  feet  away  under  the  same  roof. 

The  elevator  conveys  us  to  the  second  floor,  where  we  are 
left,  to  appearances  in  a  fairy  land,  or  an  Oriental  palace, 
where  rich  draperies  hang  in  graceful  folds,  showing  their  em- 
bellishments in  embroidery  not  often  surpassed.  Mahogany 
woodwork  exists  on  this  floor  throughout,  not  a  particle  of 
plastering  to  be  seen.  Ceilings  carved  with  side-walls  to  cor- 
respond. 

Surrounding  the  chandelier  is  a  four-feet  square  panel 
of  "papier  mache,''  finished  in  bronzed  green,  to  match  the 
transoms  above  the  doors  in  similar  finish.  Gas  fixtures  in 
anticjue  brass  prevail  throughout  the  rooms  with  but  one  ex- 
ception. 

A  massive  round-cornered  mantel  in  Imperial  design 
is  prominent,  with  its  heads  of  carving  ecjual  to  the  sculptor's 
chisel.  This  rises  to  the  frieze,  which  is  also  elegantly  carved, 
extending  around  the  room. 

Stained-glass  transoms  above  each  window  admit  ra)-s  of 


TIIK    I'ALAC'K    STAIiLE    OF    D.    I'.DdAR    CROUSE.  295 

gold,  ruby  and  blue  lights,  soft  and  mellow  as  a  twilight  in 
Scotland. 

The  artist  has  not  diminished  his  skill  in  this  parlor,  but 
raised  the  effort  to  furnish  it  equal  to  a  drawing-room  not 
often  seen.  Velvet  carpets  soft  as  down,  curtains  in  har- 
mony, sofas  and  chairs  in  rich  material,  cabinets,  etegeres, 
&c.  &c.,  all  blending  into  a  harmony  forbidding  criticism. 

DiMNd-RooM, 

with  a  mantel  full  of  devices  elaborately  carved,,  a  rounding- 
front  fire-place,  with  old  brass  mountings  following  the  circle, 
which  reminds  one  of  the  historic  days  when  kings  sat  d(nvn 
to  feast  amid  such  grand  surroundings.  Sideboards,  fruit 
etegeres,  chairs  in  tapestry  with  fruit  designs  on  seat  and 
back,  besides  other  pieces  of  furniture  with  draperies  to 
match  complete  a  dining-room  worthy  of  consideration. 

BUTLERS    PANTRY. 

This  model  of  elegance  and  perfection  has  never  been 
equalled  by  any  in  the  United  States,  not  omitting  the  Van- 
derbilt,  Stanford  or  Flood  mansions. 

It  is  of  satin  wood,  with  the  richest  game  and  fruit  carv- 
ing that  the  spaces  would  admit.  The  panels  of  the  doors 
show  carving  of  fofvls  in  full  si/e,  and  other  places  the  tiniest 
birds  are  hanging  from  carved  branches,  others  amid  vines 
and  flowers.  The  ceiling  represents  the  sun  just  rising.  The 
back  is  of  mirror  plates  reflecting  the  elegant  china,  which  the 
shelves  are  to  contain.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  work  and  its 
gorgeous  richness,  six  of  the  most  proficient  carvers  were 
employed  since  December  last  constantly,  having  recently 
finished  it. 

From  the  dining-room  to  this  pantry  is  a  beautiful 
stained-glass  window  door,  which  presents  a  very  pretty 
effect,  as  a  light  is  burning  inside  to  show  its  colors  most 
satisfactorily. 

TONSORLVE    PARLOR 
is    a   good-sized    room,  extending    into    the    tower    windows. 


296  THE    PALACE    STABLE    OV    I).    EDGAR     CROUSE. 

where  lovely  shades  flicker  in  through  stained-glass  transoms. 
A  case  with  glass  shelves  and  round  corners  hangs  on  the 
wall,  where  the  necessary  things  are  kept  for  such  purposes. 
Below  the  lower  shelf  is  a  monogram — D.  E.  C. — in  old 
brass.  An  elegant  sideboard  occupies  the  north  end  of  this 
room.  It  has  wreaths  of  inlaid  brass,  which,  with  the  ma- 
hogany blends  in  great  splendor.  The  barber  chair  has 
horse  heads  carved  on  the  arms,  being  the  best  chair  that 
could  be  made. 

We  will  now  push  aside  the  magnificent  portieres  and 
enter  the  spacious  billiard  room,  where  splendors  of  a  varied 
character  meet  the  eyes.  The  woodwork  throughout  is 
maple  and  mahogany  in  panels,  excepting  the  immense 
mantel,  which  is  of  San  Domingo  mahogany;  the  shelf  of 
which  is  seven  feet  high.  A  carving  of  billiard  device  is  well 
executed  on  the  mantel  frame,  while  the  carved  heads  and 
other  beauties  shows  the  design   of  the    Italian    Renaissance. 

The  hearth  is  Roman  mosaic  design  of  billiard  cues 
crossing  billiard  balls,  producing  an  effect  becoming  the  clutr- 
acter  of  the  room.  The  billiard  table  is  the  largest  size. 
The  inlaying  is  of  horse  heads,  &c.  &c.  This  stands  on  a 
very  rich  antique  rug.  The  center  chandelier  is  anti(iue 
brass  ;  but  the  great  beauty  of  the  room  are  four  hanging 
lanterns  of  an  Oriental  design,  with  rich  colored  glass,  ad- 
mitting a  shade  of  light  more  of  a  regal  splendor  than  the 
plain  globe. 

A  magnificent  cabinet,  with  stained-glass  doors,  stands 
beside  the  mantel,  within  are  lights  which  show  off  the  colors 
very  pleasantly.  Easy  tlivans,  chairs,  &c.  &c.,  add  to  the 
comfort  of  this  room  of  pleasure.  The  eight  windows  at  the 
south  are  marvels  of  stained-glass  work,  worth)-  of  ancient 
catlu-drals.  The  harmon\-  created  1)\-  the  combination  of 
opalescent-glass,  studded  with  jewels,  would  remind  one, 
when  the  morning  light  steals  in,  of  a  \'ision  ot  sunset  ra\-s 
playing  upon  the  bosom  of  a  trancpiil  stream.  Hut  these 
beauties  do  not   end  here,  but  wfwill  turn  to  the  north  side   of 


THE    PALACE    STABLE    OF    1).    EDCAR    CROUSE.  297 

this  room,  A\here  eight  embossed-edged  mirrors  in  floral  de- 
sign reflect  the  opposite,  which  at  first  leads  one  to  beheve 
that  he  has  been  transferred  to  some  new  paradise,  where  an 
artist's  hand  had  not  been  brought  into  requisition. 

Hester  Brothers,  of  154  Fifth  avenue,  New  York, 
through  General  T.  E.  Smith,  have  not  failed  to  immortalize 
their  name  in  this  order  as  decorators  and  finishers. 

OuB  readers  would  no  doubt  like  a  brief  description  of 
the  exterior  of  the  stable,  the  walls  of  which  are  of  Philadel- 
phia pressed  brick  laid  in  Portland  cement  trimmings  of  red 
stone,  giving  an  effect  of  pleasant  harmony.  Three  and  a 
half  stories  high,  with  a  tower  on  the  south  side  extending  to 
a  favorable  height.  The  gothic  peaks  add  many  features  of 
architectural  elegance.  The  roof  is  copper,  which  is  com- 
mended as  being  the  superior  metal  for  such  use. 

Sixty-six  feet  by  one  hundred  and  thirty  gives  the  di- 
mensions of  the  whole  building,  which  would  appear  useless, 
but  when  one  knows  the  property  to  go  in  it,  any  dimunition 
of  proportions  would  not  answer  the  purpose. 

The  doors  and  trimmings  of  the  entire  outside  are  of 
solid  mahogany,  finished  in  spar  varnish  ;  the  doors  swing  on 
nickle-plate  hinges  easily  enough  for  the  hand  of  a  child  to 
control. 

The  entrance  to  the  private  apartments  are  from  the 
main  street,  while  the  carriage  entrance  is  from  a  paved  road- 
way on  the  south  side.  This  roadbed  was  laid  in  blocks  of 
red  granite  by  a  Cleveland  firm  who  makes  a  specialty  of  such 
work,  using  concrete  material  which  will  not  change   in  years. 

When  the  massive  doors  are  opened  a  view  of  the  car- 
riage-room is  presented  with  its  sides  of  wardrobes  with  un- 
silvered  glass  panels.  Above  these  the  side  walls  are  of 
paneled  oak,  with  carved  arches  extending  from  wall  to   wall. 

The  ceiling  is  twenty  feet  high  with  the  same  style  of 
work.  A  magnificent  carved  oak  stairway  leads  to  the  second 
story.  This  is  a  marvel  of  richness  not  often  seen  in  private 
mansions.     For  fear  the  walking  might  not  be    good  the  year 


298         THE    PALACE    STABLE    ()E   D.    EDCLVR    CROUSE. 

round,  a  carriage  elevator  occupies  one  corner,  of  the  Otis 
improved  pattern  ;  after  an  elaborate  brass  gate  is  opened  we 
may  go  on  it,  with  or  without  a  conveyance.  This  elevator 
is  more  especially  for  carriages  to  he  taken  to  the  basement 
for  washing,  and  from  there  to  the  storage  floor  on  the  top 
loft. 

An  immense  antique  brass  chandelier  with  three  tiers  of 
burners  is  suspended  from  the  center  of  the  ceiling,  reflecting 
cither  electric  or  gas,  as  both  have  been  applied. 

A  passage  or  runway  leads  to  the  basement  where  the 
engine  and  its  requirements  are  arranged,  supplying  steam  for 
heating,  elevator,  &c.  &c.;  also  for  running  the  dynamo  ma- 
chine. This  runway-  has  a  rubber  flooring,  thereby  prevent- 
ing horses  from  slipping  going  to  and  from,  as  the  ring  for 
walking  is  laid  on  this  floor,  where  even  exercising  is  done 
when  stormy  weather  prevents  driving  out. 

We  will  now  take  "passage"  on  the  rubber  road  to  ascend 
again  to  the  carriage  entrance  in  order  to  reach  the  home  of 
the  thoroughbreds.  We  pass  into  a  door  to  the  east,  where 
vve  find  ten  box-stalls,  each  ten  bj  fourteen  feet  ;  above  is  a 
polished  brass  spindle  rail,  which  gives  a  fine  and  rich  finish. 
The  floors  in  these  box-stalls  are  covered  in  galvanized  iron, 
pitched  a  little  to  the  center,  where  there  is  a  drain  ;  hard- 
wood slats  laid  in  sections,  movable,  so  as  to  cleanse  when 
required.     Above  each  stall  are  gaslights  of  antique  brass  also. 

Four  open  stalls  for  the  coach  horses  are  each  five  feet 
by  eleven  of  similar  construction. 

The  side  walls  correspond  with  the  carriage-room  as  well 
as  the  oilings  in  every  particular. 

An  immense  chandelier,  of  the  first  empire  design,  is 
suspended  from  the  ceiling,  giving  a  brilliancy  of  light,  enough 
to  make  the  animals  fancy  that  night  was  turned  into  day,  or 
as  Romeo  would  say — 

•'  The  ))inls  would  sing  and  tliiiik  it  were  not  niglit." 

Without  this  gateway  toward  the  heavens,  this  portion 
of  the  horse  department  would    be    incomplete,  but    while  it 


•rill';    PALACE    STA1!I.]>:    OF    1).    KDCAR    (ROUSE.  299 

exists,  a  brief  description  might  prove  of  interest.  Imagine 
a  tower  twenty  feet  square  extending  seventy-five  feet  hirrh, 
and  for  its  roof  the  most  brilliant  stained  glass  is  seen  while 
none  of  its  gorgeously  organized  shades  are  lessened  by  the 
great  elevation,  but  when  the  morning  light  pours  down  its 
soft  shades  it  seems  as  if  a  thousand  colors  were  holdin"-  a 
convention  of  harmony  to  decide  whether  art  or  nature  should 
reign  supreme,  or  whether  some  old  cathedral  dome  had 
wandered  from  its  ancient  home  in  Cologne  to  dwell  amid 
such  a  fairy  spot,  and,  if  not  the  conquerer  returned  to  its 
native  heath  to  sound  high  praises  in  behalf  of  the  art  of  the 
new  world.     Opening  from  this  we  reach 

"THE    CLEANING-ROOM," 

devoted  expressly  for  preparing  the  horses  toilet.  In 
passing  through  this  apartment  one  would  wonder  what  in- 
struments are  used  for  such  purposes,  as  none  are  to  be  seen 
excepting  when  in  use,  as  wardrobes  keep  them  from  gaze. 

Toilets  for  the  use  of  the  stablemen  are  well  arranged  on 
this  floor  of  the  most  approved  kind. 

In  the  rear  of  this  room  we  enter  an  open  yard,  with  a 
high  brick  wall  surrounding.  Within  this  enclosure  has  been 
erected  his  own  private  blacksmith  shop,  where  none  but  his 
own  horses  are  permitted  to  be  treated.  This  building  is  a 
continuation  of  the  stables  entire  finish,  omitting  nothing 
in  workmanship  or  woods  inferior.  An  outlet  through  hin-h 
gates  leads  to  two  avenues  adjoining  premises. 

Our  readers  may  ask  by  whom  such  a  palatial  edifice  was 
erected,  and  whose  ideas  conceived  such  a  grandeur  which 
stands  as  a  monument  of  wonder  for  man's  great  admiration 
— the  Horse.  Is  it  from  a  conceited  brain,  whose  only  dream 
has  been  to  do  some  great  work  for  idle  compliment,  or 
from  some  wasteful  mortal  who  has  no  need  of  keeping  what 
he  has?  Far,  very  far  from  these  delusive  themes,  but  from 
a  long  and  deliberate  consideration  to  expend  funds  for  such 
a  building  which  would  gratify  his  desire  to  make  an  ex- 
emplary  home    for   his    horses,  regardless  of  what  comment 


300  THE    PALACE    STABLE    ()E    I).    EDGAR    CROUSE. 

might  invite,  as  his  principle  is,  Not  extravagant  to  have  what 
one  can  afford  to  have.  His  unostentatious  life,  his  general 
wish  to  avoid  display,  his  natural  dislike  to  public  life,  all 
speak  in  the  study  of  this  structure  and  its  organization,  and 
the  one  grand  thought,  "  I  built  it  for  myself  and  for  my  own 
use." 

He  has  found  in  the  author  of  this  book  a  life-long  friend, 
whose  integrity  of  purpose  in  all  transactions  made  him 
worthy  of  doing  what  the  past  will  never  reveal  as  modesty 
by  birth  forbids  his  repeating  his  generosity  toward  him,  as 
few  gain  his  confidence,  and  those  who  have  are  not  legion. 


lii^t  of  JrolteF^  in  Jo^^e^^ion 

OF 

D,  Edgar  Grouse's  Palatial  Stable. 


The  animals  that  are  fortunate  enough  to  have  a  home 
in  this  horse  Eden  have  been  selected  with  much  care,  in- 
dividual excellence  in  conformation    being  the  first   requisite. 

The  first  stall  is  occupied  by  Adair,  b.  g. ;  record, 
2:17^;  by  Electioneer,  125,  dam  by  Culver's  Black  Hawk. 
Adair  is  too  well  known  in  horse  history  to  need  any  minute 
description,  suffice  it  to  say  he  is  a  good  representative  in  this 
stable  of  his  illustrious  sire. 

In  the  next  stall  stands  Rosa  Mac,  b.  m.;  record,  2:20|  at 
five-  years  old;  sired  by  Alexander  Button,  sire  of  Yolo 
Maid,  pacing  record  at  three  years  old,  2:14.  Rosa  Mac's 
dam  was  by  Sawyer's  Messenger.  The  writer  of  this  affirms 
that  this  mare  is  the  most  perfect  type  of  a  horse  that  he 
ever  saw.  She  adds  to  her  perfection  in  form  perfect  docility; 
a  child  could  drive  her.  In  fact,  she  is  an  ideal  gentleman's 
road  horse. 

The  b.  g.  Electric,  2:20,  by  Edward  Evertt  ;  dam 
by  Jupiter;  and  St.  Cloud,  221,  by  American  Star,  37;  dam  by 
Bay  Richmond,  are  Mr.  Crouse's  favorite  road  pair.  They 
can  go  together  any  time  in  2:25,  and  he  often  remarks  that 
"  I  never  take  the  dust  when  I  am  behind  the  little  pair,'' 

King  Almont,  b.  s.;  record,  2:21-|  ;  by  Almont,  33;  dam 
by  Arabian  (Crocket's),  occupies  the  fifth  number.  This 
grand  old  hero  is  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  is  to-day  better 
than  in  the  days  of  1883  and  1884,  when  he  won  so  many 
hard  fought  battles,  and  could  if  given  the  chance  materially 
reduce  his  record. 


302       LIST  OF  TROTTERS  OWNED    J5V    1).  ElXlAR    CROUSE. 

Next  we  see  Grace,  2:35^,  by  Park's  Volunteer  ;  dam  b}' 
Stockbridge  Chief.  This  mare  is  a  grand  representative  of 
the  Volunteer  family,  and  is  a  delight  to  the  eye  of  a  horse 
con>ioisseu7'.     She  can  trot  in  2:25 

We  next  see  a  perfectly  matched  pair  of  bay  geldings, 
four  and  five  years  old.  Own  brothers  to  Grace.  They  are 
beauties,  and  bid  fair  to  trot   fast. 

Billy  Miller,  b.  g.,  six  years  old,  by  Hamlin's  Almont, 
sire  of  Belle  Hamlin,  2:13|,  graces  the  next  stall.  He  is  a 
credit  to  his  sire  and  can  trot  in  2:30,  but  has  no   record. 

Another  promising  six-year-old  is  the  b.  g.  Albany, 
by  Coming's  Harry  Clay.      He  can  also  step  in  2:3(i. 

Nelly  Almont,  B,  by  King  Almont;  dam  by  Billy 
Denton,  is  looked  upon  with  much  pride  by  her  owner. 

Cedric,  six-year-old;  record,  2:38;  by  Jefferson  Prince, 
bids  fair  to  make  a  sensational  performer,  as  he  could  speed 
a  2:14.  clip  in  1888,  and  this  year  is  as  steady  as  a  clock  and 
fast  as  a  ghost.  He  is  the  best  type  of  a  Jefferson  Prince  I 
ever  saw.  He  would  compete  with  any  family  for  honors  in 
perfect  lines  of  conformation. 

A  general  purpose  pair,  by  Lysander,  are  the  b.  m. 
Mao-gie  D.  and  Kitty  B.  They  are  great  roaders  and  weight 
pullers,  and  can  go  together  in  2:40  or  better. 

Next  is  the  handsome  pair  of  bay  horses  that  can  step 
together  in  three  minutes,  which  are  used  on  a  light 
brougham. 

The  most  palatial  stall  in  the  stable  is  reserved  for  Coin, 
b.  c,  three  years  old,  by  Electioneer  ;  dam  by  Gen.  Benton  ; 
second  dam  Cuba  by  imp.  Australian,  dam  of  Cubic,  record, 
2:28^.  He  is  almost  a  perfect  type  of  the  horse  kind,  and 
can  trot  better  than  2:30.  Mr.  Crouse  is  very  sweet  on  him, 
and  well  he  may  be,  for  taking  into  consideration  his  breed- 
in"-  and  speed,  Palo  Alto  could  have  no  better  representative 
in  Mr.  Grouse's  stable. 

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